November 9, 2010 8:53 PM

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India loses Soccer opening tie in China against Qatar 1-2

In the Asian Games football competition in Guangzhou today, India let in two goals in the last 10 minutes after leading 1-0, to suffer a heartbreaking 1-2 loss to defending champions Qatar in their second group match. India, who lost 0-2 to Kuwait in their opening match, produced an impressive show and took the lead in the 18th through Dharmaraj Ravanan, who headed in a flag kick. Sukhvinder Singh's boys dictated terms on their fancied opponents in the first half but conceded two late goals to end the match empty handed. For Qatar, Striker Jaralla Ali struck twice in the 80th and 88th minutes to break the hearts of the Indians. India will now have to beat Singapore in their last Group D game on Thursday if they want to make it to the knock-out stage of the under-23 competition.The top two teams from each of four groups and the four best third-placed teams will qualify for the Round of 16.

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