The Indian national football team faces off against Vietnam in a one-off friendly on Saturday, 12th of October.
The game was supposed to be part of a tri-nation tournament, before Lebanon pulled out of the contest, leaving India and Vietnam to play the fixture as a friendly.
The game will be hosted at the Thien Truong Stadium in Nam Dinh and is slated to get underway at 4:30 PM IST.
New Indian head coach Manolo Marquez will go in search of his first win at the helm of the Blue Tigers as he leads the unit that will represent the national tricolour in Vietnam.
India Starting XI: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Rahul Bheke, Subhasish Bose, Anwar Ali, Ashish Rai, Suresh Singh, Brandon Fernandes, Roshan Singh, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Lalengmawia, Farukh Choudhary.
Vietnam Starting XI: Nguyen Filip, Que Ngoc Hai, Nguyen Phong Hong Duy, Nguyen Thanh Bin, Nguyen Van Toan, Chau Ngoc Quang, Bui Vi Hao, Nguyen Hoang Duc, Nguyen Thanh Chung, To Van Vij, Le Pham Thanh Long.
India squad:
Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Vishal Kaith.
Defenders: Nikhil Poojary, Rahul Bheke, Chinglensana Singh Konsham, Anwar Ali, Aakash Sangwan, Subhasish Bose, Asish Rai, Mehtab Singh, Roshan Singh Naorem.
Midfielders: Suresh Singh Wangjam, Lalrinliana Hnamte, Jeakson Singh Thounaojam, Brandon Fernandes, Liston Colaco, Lalengmawia, Lallianzuala Chhangte.
Forwards: Edmund Lalrindika, Farukh Chaudhary, Manvir Singh, Vikram Partap Singh.
