The result against a very powerful Tajikistan would have surely helped India's confidence going into the match and the coach too sounded optimistic.
"Our boys have settled down and will go out and play. We are confident about their potential," Head coach Goutam Ghosh said.
"We had our moments against Tajikistan and we need to capitalise on them. It was the first-ever AFC Match for the boys. We need to plug in the holes and improve on our positives," he said.
"It was a bad day for us. But we have to come back strongly," Lebanon Coach Ibrahim said.