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TJ Jiskra Domažlice test for India U-23 national team

India U-23 national team

India U-23 national team

The India U-23 national team, preparing in the Czech Republic for the upcoming 2014 Incheon Asian Games, will be looking to build on the momentum from their 2-2 draw in the last match when they take on Czech 3rd Division side TJ Jiskra Domažlice at the Domazlice Stadium on Sunday.

The Domazlice Stadium is an hour away from Pilsen where the Indian team is based during their Asian Games Preparatory Camp. They had earlier been together for three weeks in Bangalore as part of the preparation for the Asian Games starting September in South Korea.

Captain Sunil Chhetri, who will be turning 30 when his wards lock horns with the Czech 3rd Division (Bohemian League) outfit, scored a last ditch goal – his second of the match – against FK Baník Most on Thursday to salvage some measure of justice from a match India dominated from start to finish.

It was Sunil who scored first in the second half of the match only to see his goal getting cancelled in the next two minutes. Second tier side FK Baník Most took the lead even against the run of play but it was Captain Fantastic again to the rescue the Indian team in the 88th minute.

Coming to their last game in the landlocked country in Central Europe, the India U-23 take on TJ Jiskra Domažlice who have finished 4th in the Bohemian League last season.

Domažlice won the 4th Division crown in the 2010-11 season.

The TJ Jiskra Domažlice v India U-23 matcg starts at 17.00 CET (20.30 IST / 16.00 GMT).

(Report & Picture courtesy AIFF Media)