After the match, fans present in the complex paid tribute to Sunil Chhetri, who also scored a goal. Masterminded superbly by ace striker Sunil Chhetri, a dominant India scripted a sensational 4-1 win over higher-ranked Puerto Rico in an international football friendly at the Andheri Sports Complex stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. After the match, fans present in the complex paid tribute to Chhetri, who also scored a goal, by screaming his name. Watch the video:Mumbaikars cheerfully welcomed international football after a 61-year hiatus as excitement reached its pinnacle even before the commencement of the friendly between India and Puerto Rico at the Football Arena. Most parts of the stands were filled up by thousands of supporters by Saturday afternoon which itself was a testimony to the fact that the cricket friendly city was slowly but steadily getting drowned in the football flavour.

Source: dna September 05, 2016 05:26 UTC