PRESSURE will be on the Kurukurus in tonight's Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Futsal Championship final, says Fiji captain Kamal Hassan.
The 24-year-old native of Keyasi, Navosa said Fiji's 5-3 loss to Solomon Islands in round robin play was 'history' and he believes the final will be a different ball game altogether.
"We are very relaxed going into the final," he said.
"Solomon Islands is fast, better prepared than us and as defending champions, they've done well so far.
"They will be tough to beat and we'll need to play a strong defensive game to win."
"We must score every time we get a chance and really put our bodies on the line to stop them," said Hassan.
He said poor defence was Fiji's downfall in the earlier loss to the Kurukurus.
"We lost because of our own mistakes," he said.
"But we've regrouped and will not go down without a fight." The golden boot award winner at last year's championship said losing Joseph Mishra to a shoulder injury was major setback for the side.
"There are a lot of injuries in the team. Two players have been ruled out so we only have 10 available for the final.
"We realise this is our chance to create history. We'll go there and play our game."
Hassan's early brace of goals on Wednesday night set the platform for the 3-1 win over New Caledonia, a result that sealed Fiji's spot in the final.
Hassan scored in the 7th and 10th minute to take his personal tally to four goals before Christophe Whaap pulled one back in the 16th minute.
Dinesh Mudaliar sealed the win with a stunning strike nine minutes before time.
"We were confident against New Caledonia and knew we could beat them," Hassan said.
The final is 8pm.
