It was expected, and it was so. High profile personalities and stars descended on the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium to witness the Indo-Pak clash.

Surely the eyes were turned in good dnumbers in the first half when Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi turned up, not in the VIP area, but on the side stands behind the western goal.

The famed duo witnessed the whole match with the crowd, and when the ultimate triumph occurred, Sonia also did a bit of dance. She was in green salwar kameez while Rahul was in safrron byjama kurta, both often talking to other.

Unin Minister Jagdish Tytler was the first to come on the stadium

Federation Internaionale de Hockey Leandro Negre was all cheerful, and went down to the lobby to congradulate the winning team.

Among the early VIPs to come to the main lobby between two team benches was none other than Pawan Munjal, the Hero Honda supremo.

His company sponsored the recent World Cup

There was a lot of talk in the run up both Priyanka Chopra and Shah Ruk Khan would turn up, but it remained the talk ony.