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Bui Vi Hao: Farukh Choudhary scored a late equaliser as the India senior men’s national team played an inspired second half to hold hosts Vietnam to a 1-1 draw in an international friendly at the Thiên Trường Stadium here on Saturday. Bui Vi Hao had put crowd favourites Vietnam in the lead in the 38th minute, but India pulled back through comeback man Choudhary, who found the net for a 58th-minute goal. The last time Choudhary played for India was on October 10, 2021.

Overall, India produced an all-round performance, with heroics from the defence, the attack, and the midfield. Goalkeeper and skipper Gurpreet Singh put up a stellar performance, which included saving a penalty in the 27th minute. While Vietnam are ranked 116 in the FIFA table, India are 10 places behind them.