Bhubaneswar: Kalinga Lancers pulled off an amazing win against Dabang Mumbai 2-1 in the ongoing Hero Hockey India League in Kalinga Stadium today. The Kalinga Lancers owe the win to Gurjinder Singh who scored two breath-taking goals for his team.
The game started on a positive note as since the beginning of the game, both the teams looked in dangerous form trying to capitalise on their chances of scoring. The first half of the game was majorly dominated by the Kalinga Lancers who showcased brilliant stickwork which helped them lead against Dabang Mumbai by 2-0. While, the second half of the game proved to be in favour of Dabang Mumbai, they failed to match up to the opponent’s less than a stellar performance and unfortunately lost to the home team by 2-1.
The first quarter of the game showcased a mature game play by Kalinga Lancers who had a motivation to perform and do well without letting the opponents take advantage of any loopholes. Kalinga Lancers sensed a chance to score when Vickram Kanth awarded a penalty corner to his team and it was Gurjinder Singh who successfully converted a penalty corner in the eleventh minute of the game opening the score card by 1-0.
With the change of both the ends, the two teams played more strategically and were persistent to strengthen their defence work. While Kalinga Lancers continued to do a lot of good for themselves, Dabang Mumbai kept on struggling between the sticks to find a way towards the net until Harmanpreet Singh stroked for Dabang Mumbai through a penalty corner conversion and brought his team back in the game in the 36th minute taking the score to 2-1.
Early in the fourth quarter of the game, Dabang Mumbai’s Glenn Turner took the control of the game and managed to earn a penalty corner for his side but failed to capitalize it into a goal. Putting a remarkable end to the game, Kalinga Lancers defeated Dabang Mumbai 2-1 in the game today.
Hero Goal of the Match – Gurjinder Singh, Kalinga Lancers
Man of the Match – Gurjinder Singh, Kalinga Lancers
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