Subrata’s loss was a big blow: Armando

Dubai: A dejected Team India Coach Armando Colaco lauded his boys for “playing a spirited game despite being reduced to nine-men.” Armando who spoke at the Post Match Press Conference added “the Red Cards were unnecessary and not justified.”India lost to UAE three-nil in the first-leg of the World Cup Qualifier on Saturday. The scoreline does look one-sided but Armando insisted that one needs to remember that two of his boys were red-carded by the 24th minute itself. “Everyone saw the match today and can easily make out what was right and what was wrong,” he said, only to add: “The match was evenly poised and we were neck to neck before the two penalties were awarded.”