But the UAE football officials have not commented on the result so far. Major English and Arabic newspapers had sent their own correspondents to cover the match. India, the newspapers said, capitalized on a number of tactical and individual mistakes committed by the UAE to fashion the victory. A substitution made by Indian coach Sukhvinder Singh proved to be the turning point of the match, said Gulf News .
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