IND 0-0 LBN HIGHLGHTS, Intercontinental Cup: India, Lebanon play out goalless draw
The HinduPREVIEW India will be looking to extend its successful run at home when it meets the statistically strongest opponent Lebanon in the final league round of the Intercontinental Cup at the Kalinga Stadium here on Thursday. Despite becoming irrelevant in terms of qualifying for the final, the match against Lebanon becomes important for India as it will be counted as an official tie and fetch important ranking points if it is able to get the better of the higher-ranked opponent. “Hence we planned to rest the best players, give them recovery time and get them to perform well against better sides,” Stimac said about his decision to rotate his side in the previous match. It’s been tough playing every three days in such weather, but we knew of the conditions before arriving here and will give our best,” said Lebanon head coach Aleksandar Ilic.