Mumbai: In a interesting and struggling match, the table toppers Delhi Waveriders rounded off their league campaign at the second edition of Hero Hockey India League (HHIL) in style, beating Dabur Mumbai Magicians 5-3 in a high-scoring match at the Mahindra Hockey Stadium in Mumbai today.Delhi Waveriders started the match as favourites and took the lead in the third minute through Yuvraj Walmiki, who got a deflection from Akashdeep Singh's rebound shot.Dabur Mumbai Magicians, however, drew level seven minutes later when Glenn Turner (10th minute) scored a field goal before Delhi Waveriders restored their lead in the next minute through veteran Rajpal Singh's 11th minute) field strike.
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It was an entertaining first quarter as both the teams matched each other stick by stick but it was the visitors who enjoyed a slender one goal lead at the first break.After intense battle for most part of the second quarter, Dabur Mumbai Magicians drew their second blood through Timothy Devin's (35th minute) field goal just 20 second from half time as both the teams went into the breather locked at 2-2. But young Akashdeep (36th minute) restored Delhi Waveriders lead with a beautiful field goal just after the lemon break.Rajpal (54th minute) was once again at the thick of things as he scored another field goal to extend Delhi Waveriders lead.Delhi Waveriders made the scoreline 5-2 in their favour when Rupinderpal Singh converted his side's first penalty corner in the 58th minute.Dabur Mumbai Magicians earned as many as five penalty corners in the match but converted just one to sum their day in office.
Turner (68th) made use of the fifth and final penalty corner two minutes from the final hooter to reduce the margin for the hosts.The win gave Delhi Waveriders five points that means they drew curtains to their league campaign with 39 points from 10 games, which includes sevn wins, two losses and one draw.Dabur Mumbai Magicians, on the other hand, suffered their seventh defeat in the tournament out of eight games and are lying at the end of the points table with nine points from eight matches. Hero Goal of the match winner was Rajpal Singh.
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