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World Cup qualifiers: Chhetri brace give India 2-0 win against Nepal

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IANS Guwahati

A brace from India's goal-scoring machine Sunil Chhetri enabled India beat Nepal 2-0 in the World Cup Qualifiers Round 1 match here on Thursday.

Chhetri could have got his hattrick, but for the rival goalkeeper saving his penalty later on in the game at the Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium here.

A Jackichand Singh strike was also disallowed by the referee.

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First Published: Mar 12 2015 | 10:00 PM IST

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