“We delivered a tough fight a couple of days ago. Now we are confident of delivering even tougher fight with positive results to show”, says Indian team captain Sardar Singh on the eve of India taking on Pakistan in the golden quest at Incheon Asian Games.

India lost to Pakistan last week in the league with a narrow 1-2 scoreline but Indian captain oozes confident of making amends tomorrow.

“The team is elated on the fact that we have made it to the final, a final in the Asian Games after a period of 12 years. yes, we lost against Pakistan in the last match, but am sure this final is going to witness a powerful bout from both the sides”, he expects.

India claimed an exciting victory over perennial tormentor Korea in the semi-final, will now go head-on with Pakistan in the final and fight for the gold tomorrow at the Soenhak Hockey Stadium in Incheon, Republic of Korea.

It will be exciting to see the two competing for the Gold medal as India will be seen going out in full throttle on the field to avenge the last match defeat.

Recent past record of India against their arch rivals Pakistan is encouraging from Indian perspective. At the 2002 Asian Games when these two teams met, India defeated Pakistan 4-3 in the semi-final and thereafter claimed the silver medal in the tournament by losing to Korea 3-4 in the final. In spite of Pakistan winning the Gold and India finishing third at the 2010 Asian Games, when the two teams clashed in the same tournament at the pool stage, India had successfully secured a 3-2 victory over Pakistan. Having met previously in the 17th Asian Games itself on 25 September 2014, India went down by 1-2 giving Pakistan a tough fight throughout the match.

Echoes Chief Coach Terry Walsh: “We have made our entry to the final and our organisation and performance will be put to the highest test. Pakistan has their strengths and we will be working hard to capitalise on our strengths and put counters to theirs. This game will be a different contest to the round game. I believe we have the capacity and abilities to produce a quality performance at the right moment in the tournament.”