HHIL Match No.26
Punjab Warriors
2
VS
Ranchi Rhinos
3
HHIL Match No.26
Punjab Warriors v Ranchi Rhinos
2013-02-04 12:00:35
Commentary
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Goal of the Match: Kieren Govers
Man of the Match: Kothajit Singh.
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FULL TIME: Ranchi Rhinos beat Punjab Warriors 3-2.
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Play resumes.
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Time out taken by Ranchi.
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Goal
Justin Reid Ross has pulled off a goal to put Ranchi into the lead 3-2.
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Penalty Corner
for Ranchi. Mandeep finds the foot of Ignace in a back-line tackle.
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Knowles's hit from the right onto the Ranchi's post.
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Manpreet's pass into the circle as the ball rises from Austin Smith's stick and hit the goalie. Thereafter the ball goes away from the goalmouth.
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Jamie Dwyer tries to enter the Ranchi circle but fouls.
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Play resumes.
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Ranchi is in the attack and is dominating the proceedings. In the meanwhile, Punjab team has taken a time-out.
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Goal
Mandeep Singh has pulled off the equalizer for Ranchi on a feed from Kothajit in the center flank. 2-2 now.
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Kothajit jumps from nowhere and latches on to the ball inside Ranchi's circle and clear the move initiated by Punjab.
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Punjab's Orchard picks up a counter but the ball is intercepted by Ranchi defender
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Punjab close in but Lakra clears the move at the goalmouth.
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Match starts in the 4th quarter.
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Third quarter ends.
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Goal
Ranchi have pulled one back. Justin Reid Ross's flick goes high into the nets. Punjab leads 2-1 now.
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Penalty Corner
for Ranchi.
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Goal
Ciriello's flick goes in between the legs of Ranchi's Cortes.
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Penalty Corner
for Punjab. Rob Hammond's brilliant move into the Ranchi circle as he beats three defenders one after the other. He is brought down and Ranchi concedes a PC.
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Floris Evers traps the ball on the right of Punjab's post. He just had to nudge the ball inside but it was too quick for him, as the ball rolls over the back line
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Punjab enters the Ranchi's circle in a fast paced attack but the parallel pass is barely missed by another Punjab forward.
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Vikas's reverse hit from the top of circle but the ball goes high above the post.
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Ranchi close in for an attack in Punjab circle but Jamie Dwyer intercepts and clears the move.
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Interesting tussle between Mandeep and Ranjit in the right flank
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Dwyer's hard hit ino the circle but no danger for Ranchi
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Match underway in the 2nd half.
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HALF TIME: Punjab Warriors lead 1-0 against Ranchi Rhinos.
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Goal
Punjab go up 1-0 with 40s remaining for the half time. Kieren Govers deflects an incoming pass standing on the right catching the whole Ranchi defense napping.
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Tarandeep comes very close to the Punjab's post but he is totally overpowered by a number of Punjab's defenders.
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This is quickly followed by a attack by Punjab but a parallel pass clearance by Ranchi defender avoids the danger for Ranchi.
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Vikas's hard hit from the circle line, on the right but his hit is deflected by a Punjab stick almost immediately.
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Gurinder's hard hit into the Ranchi post from outside the striking circle but with no deflections, Ranchi GK Cortes opens his legs to let the ball go into the post.
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Ranjeet Singh gives a parallel pass from the left corner; the pass is bouncy so another forward at the goalmouth is unable to reach out to it.
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Ranchi has entered the Punjab circle twice but they were denied right at the circle line only.
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Green Card
to Kothajit Singh.
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Punjab fails to score.
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Penalty Corner
for Punjab
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Match commences in the 2nd quarter.
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First quarter ends. Scores levelled at 0-0.
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Quick pass into the Ranchi circle as Evers manages to get a long corner. Ranchi comes close to Punjab post a couple of times, as Stockmann makes a head-on save. (Stockmann is back again replacing Chetri)
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No threatening moves developing in the game as both teams are employing defense tactics.
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Punjab is persisting from the left flank but Ranchi clear it finally without much botheration.
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Punjab's penetration into the Ranchi circle but Ranchi defenders don't let them take a shot at the goal.
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Punjab's Jaap Stockmann is out and Chetri comes in replacing him.
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Ranchi builds a methodical attack on Punjab. They change their flanks with accurate passes, push Punjab back to defense but don't take the slap shot. Finally, Floris Evers enters the circle and passes to Lakra. He takes a shot at the goalkeeper but is easily blocked by Punjab GK.
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Ranchi's attack has earned them a free-hit just outside Punjab circle.
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Floris Evers tries hard to earn a PC in the Punjab circle but none of the defenders oblige.
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Slap shot by Ranchi into the Punjab circle but intercepted by Punjab defenders who pick up a counter.
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Harshvardhan and M Servetto are the umpires for the games today.
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Match underway.
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These teams have met twice earlier in the league. In the first match, Ranchi won by 2-1 and the second one was a draw 1-1.
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Teams are on the field meeting FIH President Leonardo Negre.
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Match will start in about 10m
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