New Delhi: Most coaches would love to avoid Khalid Jamil’s predicament of asking a goal-shy team to score in a must-win game. But such precariously placed is India in their AFC Asian Cup qualifying round that anything other than a win in their return-leg clash against Singapore could bring curtains down to their campaign.

Winless with only one goal in three matches, India (2 points) would need all three points at Margao on Tuesday to retain chances of topping the group led by Hong Kong (7), ahead of Singapore (5), with Bangladesh (1) at the bottom.

India’s chances would have extinguished five days earlier had not they benefitted from Singapore’s defensive mistake for Rahim Ali to capitalise on in the 90th minute.

Returning from the away trip with a point from a 1-1 draw even after bein

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