Final
Amritsar
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VS
Rourkela
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Final
Jr Nehru Cup 2012
2012-11-09 16:37:15
Commentary
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We thank all our s2h visitors for tuning in our Commentary on a big way, we also thank Nehru Society for the opportunity to cover the event. The Senior Nehru Cup will start on 14th
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Rourkela comfortably wins the 41st Junior Nehru Cup, similar way their youngers won the Sub-Junior Cup
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Last two minutes of the game, its almost sure who the winner is, the two early goals of Rourkela
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Jobanpreet Singh takes the strike, mild shot, no danger for Rourkela citadel
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Penalty Corner
Their inexperience shows up, Punajb earns its PC
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Orissa team, using all its bench strength, is fresh on energy, and hold the Amritsar team on back foot.
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Rourkela unable to strike, as goalie takes the mild shot on his body
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Penalty Corner
Punjab holds the ball, with both deep defenders serving the ball between them, though Rourkela plays a patient waiting game, and when the chance game Sumit earns a PC
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Each Punjab team's attempt to reduce the margin, Rourkela comes out with a counter, that proved vital in the last five minutes, leading to a brace of goals
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Goal
Nitin M Tikka's reverse hand finds home to the right corner of the net
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Penalty Stroke
For Rourkela, as Prakash Barla was obstructed
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Goal
Dispan Tirkey converts
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Now, Rourkela packs its defence with additional force
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Amritsar on backfoot, as Rourkela leaves no room for Punjab team with packed all round display
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Amritsar on backfoot, as Rourkela leaves no room for Punjab team with packed all round display
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44 Punjab team plays with cohesion, constructs moves in numbers from both flanks Goal Amritsar
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43 A combined right flank attack leads to Punjab's PCJobanpreet takes the shot, charger clears, but standing behind the golie Kawaljit strikes for consolation goal for Amritsarff a solo of Amit Chimaro, crowd greet the defenders duo
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Rorukela on rampage now, even as it misses a sitter, as Prakash Barla sends the ball on wrong side even as the goal was empty
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Goal
Rourkela sttrikes again
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Goal
Rourkela, after a brief defending, moves up with Kunjan Toppo, but was dispossessed by Lovepreet Singh on the op of D
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Penalty Corner
A combined right flank attack leads to Punjab's PC
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Amritsar goalie Mandeep Singh plays well, takes another shot on his body, a close shave for Amritsar
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Penalty Corner
Amritsar team show urgency on commencement, defender Jorbanpreet surges ahead and sends ball into the cricle, but no takers, but a counter attack leads to Rourkela PC, which is not converted
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Penalty Corner
Kawaljit Singh concedes second PC in the second half
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The stopper himself carries the ball close to D, but goalie takes it on foot and clears
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Second half commnces
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Chief Guest being introduced to the team in the half time
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Half time, as Amritsar team need to do a lot of soul searching in the lemon time
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Kurkirat of Amritsar sends a cross, but blind, as there are no takers on the inside forward positons
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Kunjan Topno misses a sitter for Rourkela
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Rourkela team still in command, even as Kawaljit Singh of Amritsar dribbles past Dipsan Tirkey, but could not convert his fast move into goal, as he is carried on top of D
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Right winger of Amritsar team, Amrit Pal Singh sends a powerful cross, ball home, but no touch. A break from monotany at least
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Goal
Rourkela captain Toppo again shows clean pair of heels to the defenders at the top of circle, strikes from the top of circle against open goal.
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Penalty Corner
Randeep Preet Singh takes evasive action, but the ball strikes his foot, however Rourkela could not convert the PC, as the shot was very week
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Satwinder Singh and Jobanpreet work in tandem to ward off a solo of Amit Chimaro, crowd greet the defenders duo
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Lot of midfield play as Punjab relying on constructing moves rather than go for the kill, as their rivals are revelling in so far
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Orissa team is far superior here on ball possession, and speed, and keep the Amritsar team on tender hooks all the time.
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Penalty Corner
As captain Sumit is tripped by Randeep Singh on the left circle, Rourkela gets PC, but not converted
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Stunned Punjab tries to regroup, but Rourkela not giving elbow room
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Goal
Rourkelas defender Suman Kujur converts team's first PC which came after the ball struck Jobanpreet's foot
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Jobanpreet Singh took a mild grounder, goalie takes on the body, a forward swipe at the rebound, but not connected.
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Penalty Corner
For Amritsar
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A cross from left wing, rolls across the Rourkela goal mouth, Punjab team need to be alert inside the circle.
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Captain Toppo, much to the delight of the crowd, intercepts a Punjab pass, reach D top, but fail to connect his shot. A relief for Amritsar
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Punjab team comes to form after suffering early setbackcs, and builds moves from right flank, but Rourkela team's defence is solid.
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After Nitin misses a sitter, a forward sends the ball into the net, the rourkela team celebrates, but Umpire Arun signals for infringement. The team protests, but the umpire stands rooted on his decision. match resumes
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Sumit Toppo proves to be a thorn in the flesh for the Amritsar, weawes pattern from left flank, once again serves the ball into the circle, though nobody connects
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Goal
Punjab withers another attack, though mild,. Orissa team's captain proves to be a terror in the circle. Despite surrounded by a host of defenders, he sends to Nirin M. Tigga for a slow push into the goal, leaving umpire Arun Singh to blow. Two goals in the first three minutes
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The match starts on a electrifying note. After Amritsar team misses its entry into the circle, Rourkela launches a counter with a result of opening goal within 30 seconds from start
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In the first attack, Rourkela strikes in a melee, the ball rolling into the net slowly
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Match starts
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Umpires for the Day: Lakhwinder Singh and Arun Singh, Reserve Umpire: Gyan Chand
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Today the losing semifinalists played for Bronze. Army Boys Sports Company, Bangalore, defeated the host team Guru Harikrishnan Public School, India Gate, Delhi, by 3-2. All the three goals were struck in the first half
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Both teams played exciting semifinal yesterday at the same ground, Rourkela coming out with a golden goal against Delhi School team.
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Both teams played exciting semifinal yesterday at the same ground, Rourkela coming out with a golden goal.
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Orissa team Coach: Bijay Kumar Lakra, Manager: Trilochan Nayak. Coach and Manager of Punjab team are Kuljit Singh Bamrah and Parmeet Singh, respectively.
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s2h welcomes the Nehru Society's effort to commission Live Text Commentary of the Junior and Senior Tournament.
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Amritsar team is led by Sukhdev Singh while the team from Orissa is captained by Sumit Toppo
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The final is played at the historic Shivaji Stadium, located at the heart of the city, Cannaught Place (nowadays Rajiv Chowk). Previously, the stadium was known as Lady Hardings grounds.
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For the first time in the history of Nehru Cup, which was started in 1967, a Junior Cup competition in held under floodlights, giving enormous exposure to the finalist teams
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Springdales Sr. Secondary School, Amritsar, Punjab takes on Birsa Munda Vidyapitha, Rourkela in Orissa for the top honours today
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s2h brings out Live Text Commentary of Final of the 41st Junior Nehru Cup being played at Shivaji Stadium in New Delhi today.
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