India will seal a place in the Intercontinental Cup final with a win against Vanuatu in their second game.
VAN vs IND Match Details
Date: Monday, 12 Monday 2023
Time: 19:30 (IST)
Venue: Kalinga Stadium, Odisha
VAN vs IND Viewing Details
The game between India and Mongolia will be telecasted on the Star Sports 2 Channel. Live streaming is available on Disney+ Hotstar and JioTV.
VAN vs IND Match Preview
Vanuatu had a losing start to the Intercontinental Cup going down 3-1 against the highest-ranked nation in the tournament, Lebanon. The side part of the Oceania Confederation made a good account of themselves certainly in the first half but the Cedars powered through after the break. This was the first defeat for Vanuatu after a run of three games and the one that left to win the rest of their games to stay in the contest. The 164th ranked nation will face the hosts India to do so in another big challenge to overcome. Etienne Mermer is hoping his players manage at least a point in their first-ever meeting with the Blue Tigers on Monday. India are expected to face another solid and physical opposition bound to make it harder for them.
That will be a tall task for them as Igor Stimac’s side registered three wins on the spin and sixth straight victories on home soil by defeating Mongolia 2-0 in their opening game. Sahal Samad was excellent throughout the evening and gave India the lead in only the second minute of the match. Lallianzuala Chhangte doubled it from a corner in the 14th minute and a high-scoring game was expected. However, the 183rd-ranked nation stood strong in the second half denying India any more opening. The hot and humid weather in Odisha was a factor for the team's failure to up the intensity but it was the result that mattered at the end. India will aim for another win to secure their place in the final on 18 June before facing Lebanon.
Recent Form
IND: WWWLD
VAN: LWWWW
VAN vs IND Predicted Lineups
VAN: Massing Kalotang; Brian Kaltak, Jason Thomas, Raoul Coulon, Timothy Loic; John Wohale, Jonathan Spokey, Godin Tenene, Lee Taiwia; Jordy Tasip, Azariah Soromon
IND: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu; Rahul Bheke, Pritam Kotal, Sandesh Jhingan, Subhasish Bose; Jeakson Singh, Apuia; Lallianzuala Chhangte, Sahal Abdul Samad, Liston Colaco; Sunil Chhetri
VAN vs IND Head to Head
This is the first senior team meeting between Vanuatu and India national teams. The only other face-off happened in the U-19 level where the Blue Colts defeated the opposition 1-0 in the OFC Developmental Tournament.
VAN vs IND Dream11 Team Prediction
GK: Gurpreet (7.5)
DEF: Kotal (8.5), Jhingan (9), Thomas (7.5)
MID: Spokey (9), Sahal (7.5), Tenene (8.5), Colaco (7)
FW: Chhangte (7.5), Chhetri (9), Soromon (8)
Vice-captain: Sahal Samad
Captain: Lallianzuala Chhangte
