Pattaya, March 22 -- India suffered a 2-4 defeat at the hands of Kuwait in the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Thailand 2025, at the Jomtien Beach Arena, here on Saturday.
The two sides were tied 1-1 at the end of the first period, while Kuwait led 2-1 at the end of the second.
Played over three periods of 12 minutes each, India kept coming back against Kuwait, but the latter stole the show in the third period, when captain Mohammed Hajeyah (10', 30', 36') completed his
hat-trick. Wayel Alshammari (20') scored the other goal for Kuwait, while Satish Subhash (10') and Rohith Yesudas (27') were the two scorers for India.
India began with a high tempo, attacking straight from kickoff, and Kuwait goalkeeper Mohammed Alshaer had to make a couple...