Tajikistan, June 10 -- The Indian men's national team were held to a 1-1 draw by Tajikistanat the Hisor Central Stadium in Hisor here in the second of two friendlies during the FIFA International Match Window.
India struck first through Vikram Partap Singh in the 25th minute and defended for large portions of the rest of the match to maintain the lead on Tuesday night.
However, the Blue Tigers' resistance was broken by an 85th-minute penalty from Sheriddin Boboev, which salvaged the hosts a share of the spoils in the third meeting between the twosides in 10 months.
Tajikistan earned a 3-1 win in the first friendly of this window on June 5 in Tursunzoda, while India were 2-1 winners in the CAFA Nations Cup encounter last August at the sam...