2012 Nehru Cup final

October 2019 October 2019 2012 Nehru Cup Final Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium CWG opening ceremony.jpg 2012 Nehru Cup India IND 30px 2 Cameroon CMR 30px 2 After extra timeIndia won 5–4 on penalties 2 September 2012 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Delhi Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan) 30,000 2009 The 2012 Nehru Cup Final was a match that took place on 2 September 2012 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi, India between India and Cameroon. India won the match in the penalty shoot out 5–4 after the match ended 2–2 after 120 minutes.https://www.the-aiff.com/article/i-could-not-sleep-at-night-after-we-defeated-cameroon-in-nehru-cup-final-reveals-mehtab-hossain I could not sleep at night after we defeated Cameroon in Nehru Cup final, reveals Mehtab Hossain India became the winner for the third successive time.Nehru cup win: It is an incredible achievement, says Indian coach http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_nehru-cup-win-it-is-an-incredible-achievement-says-indian-coach_1735999 Daily News & Analysis 2 September 2012https://www.fifa.com/news/india-rejoices-nehru-cup-treble-1694216 https://web.archive.org/web/20210611042730/https://www.fifa.com/news/india-rejoices-nehru-cup-treble-1694216 dead 11 June 2021 India rejoice Nehru Cup treble.FIFA.com 2021-03-08 The teams during the tournament India entered the tournament as reigning champions after winning the 2009 Nehru Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium.https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/nehru-cup-saff-ch-ship-wins-mark-an-eventful-2009/story-Wg8gy5DLctlx6Y63P2GgVP.html Nehru Cup, SAFF Ch'ship wins mark an eventful 2009 However they also came into the tournament following an all defeat performance at the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup but came into the tournament with an added optimism as India got a new head coach in Dutchman Wim Koevermans.https://nagalandpost.com/index.php/india-end-campaign-with-0-4-loss-to-north-korea/ India end campaign with 0-4 loss to North Korea 3 May 2026 26 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241226121206/https://nagalandpost.com/index.php/india-end-campaign-with-0-4-loss-to-north-korea/ deadChris Punnakkattu Daniel Wim Koevermans appointed new India coach http://www.chrispd.de/wordpress/2012/06/15/breaking-news-koevermans-appointed-india-coach/ 15 June 2012 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090431/http://www.chrispd.de/wordpress/2012/06/15/breaking-news-koevermans-appointed-india-coach/ deadLive Indian Football Wim Koevermans announced as the new coach of Indian football team http://liveindianfootball.netne.net/Wim-Koevermans-New-Indian-Football-Coach 15 June 2012 8 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120808003208/http://liveindianfootball.netne.net/Wim-Koevermans-New-Indian-Football-Coach dead Cameroon on the other hand came in with an all-domestic line-up which meant regular players who play abroad like Alex Song would not play in the tournament. Also current head coach of Cameroon, Denis Lavagne, would not be attending the tournament, leaving assistant coach, Emmanuel Bosso to become temporary head coach for the Nehru Cup.https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/football/story/nehru-cup-cameroon-leave-top-stars-at-home-113940-2012-08-21 Nehru Cup: Cameroon leave top stars at home India opened the tournament with a victory against Syria by beating them 2–1.https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/nehru-cup-india-scrape-through-2-1-against-syria/story-KWotBN21Me5Wnst1eq93eM.html Nehru Cup: India scrape through 2-1 against Syria They followed that victory up with a 3–1 victory over Maldives on 25 August. India then followed that match with a draw against Nepal on 28 August.https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/nehru-cup-india-dismantle-maldives-go-top-of-the-table/story-S2C5kFihZ1HHq4eOTdw4nL.html Nehru Cup: India dismantle Maldives, go top of the table India finished the group stage campaign with a loss against Cameroon in a match that did not matter as both teams were already through to the Final.https://m.rediff.com/sports/report/-samuel-leads-cameroon-to-1-0-win-over-india/20120831.htm Nehru Cup: Samuel leads Cameroon to 1-0 win over India Cameroon opened their Nehru Cup campaign on 24 August playing out a draw against Syria 2–2.https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/syria-splits-points-with-cameroon/article3817692.ece Syria splits points with Cameroon Cameroon then went back on track to the final by defeating Nepal 5–0 continuing their good form against Maldives by defeating them 3–1.https://sports.ndtv.com/football/nehru-cup-cameroon-beat-maldives-3-1-set-up-final-with-india-1548667 Nehru Cup: Cameroon beat Maldives 3-1, set up final with India Cameroon then finished their group stage with a victory over India 1–0.https://m.rediff.com/sports/report/-samuel-leads-cameroon-to-1-0-win-over-india/20120831.htm Nehru Cup: Samuel leads Cameroon to 1-0 win over India Matches India 22 August 2012 India India 2–1 https://archive.today/20130104204043/http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=3256 Report Syria 1980 Chhetri 45+2Pereira 82 Al Shbli 89 Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium W 25 August 2012 India India 3–0 Report Maldives Chhetri 45+2 70Nabi 54 Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium W 28 August 2012 India India 0–0 Report Nepal Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium D 31 August 2012 India India 0–1 Report Cameroon Bite 2 Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium L Cameroon 24 August 2012 Syria 1980 2–2 https://archive.today/20130203141052/http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=3261 Report Cameroon Cameroon Al Shbli 42Oday Jafal 80 Mpondo 17Alix Ebanga 55 Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium D 26 August 2012 Nepal 0–5 https://archive.today/20130105060545/http://the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=3264 Report Cameroon Cameroon Kolony 12 60 Ebanga 41 65Momasso 76 Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium W 29 August 2012 Cameroon Cameroon 3–1 Report Maldives Mpondo 12 39Ebanga 50 pen. Ghani 26 Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium W 31 August 2012 India 0–1 Report Cameroon Cameroon Bite 2 Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium W Match 2 September 2012 19:00 IND 2–2 yes FIFA Cameroon Cameroon G. Singh 19Chhetri 78 pen. Nloga 29Mpondo 54 Nehru Stadium, Delhi 30,000 Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan) R. Singh Chhetri Franco Hossain Miranda 5–4 Tambe Baba Bebey Mpondo Thierry Makon Nloga _ind10h _ind10h 0033FF 0033FF 0033FF 0033FF 0033FF India _cam1113home _cam1012h 004e2f 008000 004e2f d9000e ffdf00 Cameroon GK 1 Subrata PalRB 4 Nirmal Chettri 43 90+3CB 19 Gouramangi Singh CB 3 Raju Gaikwad LB 22 Syed Rahim NabiRW 8 Sanju Pradhan 63RM 20 Mehtab Hossain CM 6Lenny Rodrigues 49LM 15Clifford MirandaLW 26 Francis FernandesCF 11 Sunil Chhetri (c)Substitutions:DF 12Denzil Franco 90+3FW 23Robin Singh 89 63Manager:Netherlands Wim Koevermans GK 16 Lawrence Ngome Ngoe 25RB 14Jean-Patrick AbounaCB 15 Stéphane MeyoupoCB 12 Paul Rolland Bebey Kingué 44LB 2Joseph Julien MomassoRM 17Stéphane Kingue MpondoCM 13Thierry Makon NlogaCM 4 Gustave Moundi DjengueLM 7 Ashu TambeCF 19Mérimée Kologni 59CF 8 Alix Bertin 79Substitutions:GK 22Nkessi Hosea 77 25FW 9Charles Edoa 59FW 11 Ousmaïla Baba 79Manager:Cameroon Emmanuel Bosso References Final Category:Cameroon national football team matches Category:India national football team matches Category:2012–13 in Indian football Nehru Category:September 2012 sports events in India