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Intercontinental Cup final: India up by two goals against Kenya at half time

Intercontinental Cup final: India up by two goals against Kenya at half time

Sunil Chhetri

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The skipper already had 6 goals in 3 matches to his name

Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri scored a goal against Kenya in the 8th minute of the Intercontinental Cup 2018 final.

The second goal came soon in the 28th minute, scored by Chhetri.

The skipper already had 6 goals in 3 matches to his name. The two goals today makes it 8, his highest number of goals in a tournament.

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The skipper is now just one goal away from going past Lionel Messi to stand at the second spot in the all-time international goal-scorer list.

Mumbai Football Arena thunders with the sound of thousands of fans who turned up to support the Indian football team in their bid for the title.

Meanwhile, India has beaten Kenya in their league stage match and hence they will have the upper hand in today’s clash.

Sunil Chhetri had scored a brace in that game, which was also his 100th international.