2018 SAFF Championship final

2018 SAFF Championship Final
Event2018 SAFF Championship
Date15 September 2018 (2018-09-15)
VenueBangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

The 2018 SAFF Championship Final was a football match that took place on 15 September 2018 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka. It was announced that the matches during the tournament, including the final, would take place at the Bangabandhu nation stadium, Dhaka.[1] The Maldives came out 2–1 winners against India to secure their second SAFF Championship. [2][3]

Route to the final

Maldives Round India
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Sri Lanka 0–0 Match 1  Sri Lanka 2–0
 India 0–2 Match 2  Maldives 2–0
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 2 2 0 0 4 0 +2 6
 Maldives 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 1
 Sri Lanka 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 1
Final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 2 2 0 0 4 0 +2 6
 Maldives 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 1
 Sri Lanka 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 1
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
   Nepal 3–0 Semi-finals  Pakistan 3–1

Match details

Maldives 2–1 India
  • Mahudhee 19'
  • Fasir 66'
Report
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)[4]


Maldives
India
GK 22 Mohamed Faisal
RB 4 Hussain Sifaau
CB 2 Ali Samooh
CB 13 Akram Abdul Ghanee (c)  39'
LB 25 Samdhooh Mohamed
DM 20 Ibrahim Waheed Hassan
DM 10 Hamza Mohamed  88'
AM 17 Ibrahim Mahudhee
AM 23 Hussain Nihan
SS 7 Ali Fasir  67'
CF 11 Naiz Hassan  79'
Substitutions:
DF 3 Ahmed Numaan  39'
MF 6 Mohamed Arif  88'
FW 9 Asadhulla Abdulla  79'
Manager:
Petar Šegrt
GK 1 Vishal Kaith
CB 12 Sarthak Golui
CB 2 Salam Ranjan Singh
CB 14 Vinit Rai
RWB 5 Davinder Singh  46'
LWB 3 Subhasish Bose (c)  45+1'
CM 22 Nikhil Poojari
CM 7 Anirudh Thapa  73'
CM 19 Ashique Kuruniyan
CF 9 Manvir Singh
CF 15 Farukh Choudhary  68'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Germanpreet Singh  46'
MF 11 Hitesh Sharma  73'
FW 10 Sumeet Passi  68'
Manager:
Stephen Constantine

Assistant referees:[4]
Hossein Ziari (Iran)
Apichit Nophuan (Thailand)
Fourth official:[4]
Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)


Match rules:

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if scores level
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • 12 substitutes named, of which three may be used

See also

References

  1. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2 July 2015). "Trivandrum will host upcoming SAFF Cup in December 2015/January 2016". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ^ "SAFF Cup final, Maldives vs India: Key highlights".
  3. ^ "Maldives win 2018 SAFF Championship final". Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "FINAL: MALDIVES vs INDIA". saffsuzukiucp.org. South Asian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.