Even as Head Coach Igor Stimac made four changes to the starting line-up which played Oman in the first match, the biggest setback stayed that talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri wasn’t able to recover in time from his viral infection. So much so, that he wasn’t even on the bench, but watched from the stands. Man of the hour???@GurpreetGK ??#QATIND ⚔ #WCQ ?? #BackTheBlue ? #BlueTigers ? #IndianFootball ⚽ pic.twitter.com/wXiDWthU6B — Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) September 10, 2019 In the first-half, the Indians were willing to stay back, absorb the pressure, preferring to play the waiting game. And even as the Asian Champions came out all guns blazing and created lot many opportunities threatening to take the lead, captain Gurpreet Singh Sandhu stood up like a superman, defying and frustrating Qatar. Twice in the first 10 minutes, Gurpreet denied his rival counterpart Hassan Al Heidos, thus growing in confidence, and transpiring his confidence to the entire defence, and all who weren’t willing to give away an inch. Gurpreet came with some scintillating saves, including one to deny Almoez Ali in the dying minutes of the first-half, as both teams headed to the interval locked goalless. Changing over, the Blue Tigers opened…