'Bad day for Indian football', Twitter reacts as India play out goalless draw against Bangladesh

Preethi has been a Khel Now correspondent for Hyderabad FC since 2024.

Published at :March 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM

Modified at :March 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM

Indian football team shared the spoils with Bangladesh in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers

A frustrating night at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, Shillong saw India and Bangladesh share the spoils in a hard-fought encounter, leaving the Indian football fans upset and disappointed. While the visitors’ Hamza Chowdhury delivered a stellar performance, anchoring their midfield and disrupting India’s momentum, the home side also had a series of missed opportunities.

Despite creating numerous chances, India’s finishing lacked the precision, which even experienced players like Sunil Chhetri, Subhashis Bose, and Liston Colaco were unable to convert. Goalkeeper Vishal Kaith, despite a couple of saves, committed 2 costly errors that proved fatal to India’s pursuit of victory.

Ultimately, India’s inability to capitalize on their dominance in the second half and convert chances into goal forced the Blue Tigers to settle for a draw, a result that leaves all the fans agitated.

Here’s how the Indian football fans reacted to the draw.

Third class & pathetic display of football by the @IndianFootball team. No wonder no one watches our national team play. This quality of football wouldn't get us anywhere. What a waste of time!#INDvBAN #AsianQualifiers
— Sourya Mukherjee 🇮🇳 (@souryamukherjee) March 25, 2025

Should've been a win , we did have good chances. Expected a good win tonight but 🥲
— jyothirmai vs (@JyothirmaiVs) March 25, 2025

downward spiral continues, we are going backwards and backwards with each match with no sign of improvement
— Sohom (@AwaaraHoon) March 25, 2025

Another disappointing draw against Bangladesh. What's going on with our team? We should be dominating these matches, but we can't even secure a win against Bangladesh. Time for some serious changes! #FrustratedFan #TeamNeedsWork
— Shamim Ansari (@MeShamim) March 25, 2025

They can’t even beat the Bangladesh team and yet expect a lot of support for Indian football. This is Indian football for us. 👏🙏
— Always_Saichung (@Saichung19) March 25, 2025

Again finishing is the problem and no midfield creativity. India needs to scout the young talents and replace this awful team. Going on wings all the time.
— TSeeker (@TSeeker16) March 25, 2025

Very shameful and disappointing match for India. Team needs to be together and play together a lot insted of always being in ISL. Then only team chemistry and game play will increase. Doesn't matter who the coach is. Today was an example.
— Only_one26 (@Onlyone_266) March 25, 2025

Forwards can't even snap shoot at the goal from long distance,, no clean first touches, no midfield-forward connection..10 days camp a joke…no top isl players. No physicality, no power, no grunt.. I feel for the coach…no firepower in the gut
— Yogesh A S Khandeparkar (@yakhandeparkar) March 25, 2025

I watched the match—they couldn't make accurate passes, most of them had a poor first touch, and scoring goals from open play, without relying on corners or penalties, was out of the question. Now, we can't even beat Bangladesh.
— Daksh Chandore (@DakshChandore) March 25, 2025

A sad day for Indian Football. We are still struggling against teams like Bangladesh.Our defense was in shambles & got exposed whenever Bangladesh attacked.The quota system in Football needs to end & deserving players should represent the nation.#IndianFootball #INDBAN #ACQ2027 pic.twitter.com/uGMtz8L7DN
— Tannu (@Tannu_Reads) March 25, 2025

Two points dropped, not one point gained. That's how I see it. This was a game that really, really should have been won.#INDBAN #IndianFootball pic.twitter.com/v6XQvRhCbd
— Shyam Vasudevan (@JesuisShyam) March 25, 2025

India and Bangladesh share points in a frustrating draw. Hamza Chowdhury's brilliance stood out for them. Despite creating numerous chances, poor finishing let us down. GK Vishal Kaith had a night to forget with costly errors, and even Sunil Chhetri missed opportunities. #INDvBAN
— KP (@preetily_kashti) March 25, 2025

Bangladesh coming into this match had defeats against Bhutan and the Maldives. It had a reputation of being weak defensively. Still we couldn't break them. This was painful to watch.
— K Prashanth Kumar (@KPrasha74207308) March 25, 2025

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Preethi Raj Kanuganti

Balancing her medical studies with a strong passion for Indian football, Preethi has been a dedicated follower of the sport. Her speciality is covering and discovering stories, talking to players, conducting their interviews, and drafting articles. She particularly covers Hyderabad FC and other stories from the ISL and I-League.

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