Beirut, Sept. 14 -- The Indian men's futsal team were defeated 2-7 by Lebanon in the first of two friendlies here as part of the preparations for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers, scheduled for later this month.
The match was played at the Al Sadaka Sporting Complex in the Lebanese capital. Both Indian goals were scored by debutants Seaon D'Souza and Mahip Adhikari on Saturday.
Up against a side ranked 81 places above them in the FIFA Men's Futsal Rankings, India, still looking for their first-ever international victory, were off to a difficult start, finding themselves0-4 down at half-time. Mario Abou Jaoude (5'), Hassan Maatouk (11'), Steve Koukezian (14'),and Majd Hamouch (17') scored the first-half goals for Lebanon.
Koukezia...