Here you can catch the live updates as India take on hosts Macau in an Asian Cup football qualifying match.


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6.51 pm IST: So this is it, courtesy a brace by Balwant Singh, India beat Macau by 2-0. It is three out of three for India in their group. Macau on the other hand have lost all their three matches.


6.45 pm IST: Now just a few minutes remianing. India with the win tonight will get to nine points on the table.


6.39 pm IST: GOALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Make it 2-0 for India.......Balwant Singh again.


6.35 pm IST: Chettri, Jeje and Balwant have been simply superb in Macau today. Just over 15 minutes of play remaining now. India lead 1-0.


6.25 pm IST: Macau have not looked like scoring at all. It has been all one-way traffic. The defence though pretty solid for the hosts, atleast compared to how they have played in India's half.



6.18 pm IST: Balwant Singh with the first goal and now with another header though misses this one. Still 1-0.


6.14 pm IST: GOALLLLLLLL!!!!! 1-0 to India.


6.10 pm IST: Deja vu all over again? India on the attack once again but without doing a finishing job. 51 minutes into the game now and still 0-0.


6.03 pm IST: Okay the second half of the match kicks off here as Macau strarting agressively.


5.47 pm IST: One extra minute added after 45 minutes. Chettri and Jeje getting another chance each but just not able to break the Macau defence. So half-time it is. It is till 0-0.


5.40 pm IST: Jeje comes close and misses. It seems that it is only luck that stands between India and the first goal. Wow. Jeje again. He gets two chances in no time, misses them both.


5.30 pm IST: Macau have shown very good defence thus far. India's chances are not finding the net. Chettri has been in the thick of things and looking for that slight wedge into the door. Lyngdoh meanwhile takes a corner for India.


5.20 pm IST: India on the charge but just not able to get an opening here. Chettri having a close brush but misses to score.


5.11 pm IST: India showing their commanding presence by having a lot of the possession but neither teams coming close to scoring, not as yet. Narayan looking very good, floating multiple times.


5.01 pm IST: Good, agressive start for India. A win here will make them come close to their dream of playing in the AFC Asian Cup. Chettri again holds the key for India in this match as he is back captaining. He scored in both the previous games in the tournament earlier in the group matches in the qualification round.  


4.51 pm IST: We are under 10 minutes from the start of play now. India have won two out of two in their group in the tournament thus far. Macau on the other hand have lost both their matches.


4.40 pm IST: Ok the two teams have been announced.



4.26 pm IST: The match is slated to begin at 5 pm IST. 



New Delhi: It will be India taking on Macau in the AFC Asian Cup football qualifier match on Tuesday. Macau will be playing hosts in this match.


India will be the favourites to win this game since they have been in good form, winning both their matches in their group before. India are coming into this match with wins against Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar, both games having a scoreline of 1-0.


Macau on the other hand have been in bad form, losing 1-0 to Kyrgyzstan and going down 4-0 against Myanmar. Here are some important details pertaining to the match:


Live streaming:


The online streaming will be available on Hotstar.com.


Live telecast:


The live telecast can be seen on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD.


Time in IST:


The match will begin at 5 pm IST.


Squads:


India-


Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Subrata Paul, Albino Gomes, Pritam Kotal, Lalruatthara, Sandesh Jhingan, Anas Edathodika, Arnab Mondal, Salam Ranjan Singh, Narayan Das, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Udanta Singh, Jackichand Singh, Nikhil Poojary, Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Rowllin Borges, Md. Rafique, Germanpreet Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Halicharan Narzary, Jeje Lalpekhlua, Sunil Chhetri (captain), Robin Singh, Balwant Singh.


Macau-


Ho Man Fai, Chi Hang Fong, Leong Chon Kit, Lo Weng Hou, Lei Ka Him, Choi Chan In, Lao Pak Kin, Chan Pak Chun, Wong Vernon, Lei Chi Kin, Lei Ka Hou, Kam Chi Hou, Lam Ngai, Paulo Cheang Ieong (captain), Lam Ka Seng, Edgar Teixeira, Pang Chi Hang, Kong Cheng Hou, Ho Chi Fong, Cheong Hoi San, Sio Ka Un, Ng Wa Seng, Amancio Goitia Matos, Leong Ka Hang, Niki Torrao, Carlos Leonel Gois, Cheong Kin Chong.