India suffered their biggest loss of the three international friendlies they played over a period of less than a fortnight, yet the 1-6 defeat to Uruguay at the Salt Lake Stadium on Tuesday showed Khalid Jamil’s men in the best light. Refusing to relent from an attacking mindset despite conceding the goals, they showed commitment and comfort on the ball that got the approval and applause of some 30,000 that made it to the terraces. And they had a goal to boot.

The half-time score read 1-2, but Diego Forlan’s men turned it on from there.