Ranchi: In a very crucial and one-sided match during the Hero Hockey India League 2015, Kalinga Lancers defeating Ranchi Rays on their home turf in Bhubaneswar. Ranchi Rays today took the revenge as they went on to beat Kalinga Lancers by 4-0, this time at Ranchi Rays’ home turf. A mammoth effort by the men in red and a momentous show by Captain Ashley Jackson helps Ranchi Rays move to the second place in the points table.
The first quarter of the match saw both Ranchi Rays and Kalinga Lancers playing an attacking game from the very beginning of the match as the circle penetration was attempted frequently by both the sides. Where, Kalinga Lancers were awarded three consecutive penalty corners within the first five minutes of the game itself.
In the second quarter of the match, Kalinga Lancers were seen striving to level the scores with Ranchi Rays and it was evident by their possession rate of 61 per cent as well as frequent attacks in the quarter. Ranchi Rays kept their cool as they successfully restricted Kalinga Lancers from doing any damage.
Ranchi Rays struck hard and managed to score three important goals in the third quarter, before Andrew Charter came back into the field to take guard at the goal post. Ranchi Rays went on to secure an early penalty corner and Captain Ashley Jackson once again pierced it into the opponent’s goal, taking the lead to 2-0 in the 32nd minute of the match.
Man of the Match for the day and Captain for the Ranchi Rays, Ashely Jackson said, “It doesn’t matter being the top goal scorer. What matters is the win and the way we played today. We have a good pool of talented players in this team and its easy playing in this team which helps take out your full potential. From Birendra Lakra to Barry Middleton, Kothajit Singh, Mandeep Singh, Nick Wilson everyone is very talented. We managed to convert the penalty corners today which helped us to win. We are improving match by match and will continue to work on our team combination and come back strong. The League is still open and we will work on ourselves to keep improving.”
Hero Goal of the Match – Ashley Jackson (Ranchi Rays)
Man of the Match – Ashley Jackson (Ranchi Rays)
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