Doha [UAE], January 14 (ANI): India football team coach Igor Stimac appreciated his team’s performance despite losing to the Australian side in the opening game of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup 2024 on Saturday, saying that it was sad to concede despite frustrating the Aussies in the first half and defending well. “Great effort by our boys and valuable experience earned. We held them to a point of frustration throughout the first half and it was sad to concede such a goal after defending so many set pieces brilliantly,” Stimac wrote on X. Australia demonstrated dominance thr…