Indian Football: Twitter reacts to India’s dominant 4-1 win over Thailand in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup

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India humiliated Thailand in their opening encounter of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup by defeating them 4-1. The readers can read the match report here.

India’s talisman Sunil Chhetri drew first blood for India in the 27th minute after converting a penalty kick. Thailand restored their parity six minutes later but the Blue Tigers regained their lead within a minute of the second half’s restart thanks to Sunil Chhetri.

India showed no signs of complacency as they doubled the lead in the 68th minute through Anirudh Thapa. Substitute Jeje Lalpekhlua hit the final nail in the coffin in the 80th minute to punish the Thai side.

Twitteratis were all praise for India’s second-half performance and Sunil Chhetri’s brace. Moreover, they took pride in shutting the mouth of Thai fans who were constantly teasing the Indians in the run-up to the match.

Here is the quirkiest of the lot: