Indian football team head coach Stephen Constantine has stepped down after the team’s shock 0-1 defeat to Bahrain which led to its exit from the showpiece Asian Cup.The All India Football Federation, in its official twitter handle, said the 56-year-old Constantine had resigned.

Constantine’s regisation came after India crashed out of the showpiece Asian Cup under dramatic circumstances here on Monday.India were on the verge of booking its maiden knock-out round berth as the final Group A match was 0-0 till the 90th minute when Bahrain earned a penalty which the West Asian team converted to win the game under dramatic circumstances.

India needed just a draw to qualify for the Round of 16 but the defeat meant that it finished at the bottom of the four-team Group A to crash out of the tournament.