The "extreme" weather conditions are proving to be a tougher challenge than their opponents, as India geared up to take on Pakistan in the AFC U-16 Women's Qualifiers here on  Wednesday.

The Indian girls started their campaign on a winning note, breezing past Hong Kong 6-1 and as the team looked forward to the next game, coach Firmin D'Souza said, "We are ready for the test".

Firmin guided India to the SAFF U-15 Women's Championship title in Bhutan last month. Pakistan lost to hosts Mongolia 0-8 in their opening encounter before going down 0-3 against Laos.

Although the Girls in Blue are leading the group at the moment, the coach said that the extreme weather condition is taking a toll on the players.

"With temperature averaging at close to 2-degree centigrade and constant chilling winds hovering around, it's a heavy challenge for the girls to come up with their best. But we are trying our best to get accustomed with that," he said.

"However, the girls have fared well so far and they're putting in 100 percent in every training session."

Incidentally, a heavy rain and snowfall are expected on Wednesday.

Barring the inaugural edition which was hosted by the Korea Republic in 2005, India haven't been able to qualify for the finals until now.

The legendary Bembem Devi, currently the assistant coach of the team warned that "complacency must not creep in".

"We have kicked-off well but that's the most dangerous thing in football. Complacency must not creep in and we should continue our job in our next few games. Only one team will qualify and we are eyeing nothing but the top spot to seal a berth in the finals next year," she quipped.