HHIL Match No.5
Ranchi Rhinos
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Mumbai Magicians
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HHIL Match No.5
Ranchi Rhinos Vs Mumbai Magicians
2013-01-18 13:18:18
Commentary
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Man of the match: Brendra Lakra
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Hero Fan of the match awardee gets a hockey stick signed by Furste, RR Captain
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hero Goal of the match award goes to Austin Smith of SA who struck a goal from PC
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RR collect their deserving 5 points. First time in five matches, winning margin is more than one goal, as it is now.
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RR becomes second team after Delhi Waveriders to win both matches it played so far.
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Now in the last minute, RR attacks, even as MM snatches a loose ball only to give up another attack fro RR
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Liam De Young back passes to Sandeep Singh, build a move, Glenn turner takes inside the circle, again from right flank, bot no firm shot at goal, ball moves away from circle to the backline
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He is treated now in the bench
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Amit Rohidass gets hurt, trying to stop a high ball from MM midfielder
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MM attack, again from right flank where Sarwanjit Singh and Matthew swann are active, but no support for them
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Time running out for MM to narrow down two goals margin even to force a draw, Time Out now
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Early charge by Saneep Singh, will take again, Austin takes a high flick, Sreejesh anticpates and palms it away
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Penalty Corner
RR on attack, but a high ball from right backline area goes without touch, again twice attack, gets their PC
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Yellow Card
Anup walmiki gets it for boady tackle
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MM attacks, a minus from right backline, has everything in it for a goal, but not trapped at the top of circle
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Mathew Swann again shows his class, outwits entire defence, but tripped on the circle, still he sends a feeble push, cleared by a defeder
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RR slow down the game, as the first Time Out is taken by RR
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RR slow down the game, as the first Time Out is taken by RR
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Sarwaniit Singh tries to enter the circle from righ, but tackled on the circle line by a defender
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The whole MM defends a RR attack
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Goalie of RR Cortex to the fore as he anticipates and blick two shots at goal
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RR captain comes upfront to increase the temp of his team, which is nearly struggling after lemon time.
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THIRD QUARTER BREAK
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Green Card
First card of the match comes, to RR, as the 3rd Qtr closes in
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Sandeep does a neat defence job, tricks two forwards of RR, and it led to MM attack, which is crowded out
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Matthew Swann tries to peop up the attak, but get into the Ashley obstacles on the extreme right side
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RR attacks after being on the receiving end after lemon break, but their left flank attack, stopped t the top of cricle, shortly another attack, now from right side, but a RR forward fail to trap a rebound off Sreejesh, a close shave for MM
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Sandeep Singh effects a perfect overhead pass to ward off a danger
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Indian international Chenglen Sana bounces on to the rebound for the goal after the drag flick, a low one, anticipated by goalie Cortex
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Goal
score 3-1
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Penalty Corner
Swann gets a PC, even as RR protest
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Amit Rohidas try to pierce the circle for RR, but MM defence alert
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Liam D Young pushes, Sandeep sends the powerful drag high and goes above the net
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Penalty Corner
Birendra gives to Kothajit in their own area, but Faisal Sarri manages to get tem's first PC
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RR fails to connect a cross
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Sarwnjit lose out in croswded flag area tussle for the ball, manpreet launches an attack from the left flank
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Birendra plays down, instead of his midfield area to contain now fearless attackers in MM
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MM miss out a sitter, a forward's high ball hit just misses the target by less than an inch
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Match resumes after lemon break
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STAT: past 35 min saw only one PC, and was also converted, secondly no cards issued so far.
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STAT: 14 players have in all struck 15 goals, only RR's Mandeep Singh scoring more than one goal. He posted a goal each in yesterday's and today's match (till half time).
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HALF TIME
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The host team go to break with three goals in its kitty
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Game slows down, substitutions are galore
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MM midfield fails, give away too many forward moves to RR
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after taking 3 goals, RR goes full stream, keep up the attack
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Goal
Austin Smith strikes the ball landing on the right inside netting.
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Penalty Corner
Match first PC goes for RR, SA captain Austin Smith ready to take it
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Vikas again in the thick of action, his midfield slap shot enters the D, but no goal even as two players try to deflect and in the process fell flat
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Carrol makes a couple of good saves for MM
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RR still on command, keep attacking
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A spurt of attack, goalie Sreejesh dives, and the ball hits his face mask and bounces, Mandeep traps the rebound, and send a backhander on the run, excellent goal, RR tags up by 2 goals
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Goal
RR another goal, now by Mandeep Singh
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MM plays cool, build moves, but concedes a counter attack, Ashley gets past Sandeep, but Floris Evers of Netherlands misses a sitter with only goalie Sreejesh to beat, but he hurries up and pushes the ball inches right of left goal post
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Match resumes, even as both teams struggle to establish superiority over the ther
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Vikas is the 13th player to strike a goal in the 5-day old HIL
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FIRST QUARTER
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MM on attack, a hit in dangerously go near the crice, off Sandeep Singh, but the RR defence come clean to deflect it beyond the backline. Danger goes away as the first quarter comes in
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mathew swann gets hit on forehead on the top of the rival circle, as he tried to intercept a cross from left
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MM goalie PR Sreejesh consistantly under rpessure, as RR attacks with regular intervals
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First good attack fro MM, but a forward fail to direct the ball into the gap between right goal post and goalie, a golden chance wasted
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RR back passes, and construct moves, though two attacks from these moves did not yield circle entries, due to ball rising after hit from sdileslines
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sarwanjit initaite a move from left line, but Jasbir fail to trap near their flag area, MM slightly does not show co0ordination expected of them
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two more quick attacks from RR, MM under press
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VIKAS CHODHURY was the scorer
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A long cross from left side, goalie deflects but the ball rises, which is deflected in with high stick
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Goal
For RR
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RR try to pierce thr left wing
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As of now RR has better of exchanges
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Birendra Lakra outwits Glen Turner, as Jackson, despite tripeed, jumps over his tripper and try to take the ball into the cricle, but could not, fast dynamic hockey on display
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The League has not produced much goals so far, only 12 in four matches, let us hope more goals today. RR makes first substituion
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Birendra lakra, a USD 41k player in RR, is wearing a head band, and his moves are well received by the crowd, he is playing against his home ground.
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A combined attack from right flank of Ranchi, thrice shot at goal, the last one very clsoe to goal, but MM crowd out the goal and clears
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Ranch team, in red gear, makes first foray intot he Mumbai circle, but Sandeep Singh,wearing largely white jersey, manages to thwart the move with neat interception.
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Match has just started
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Ranchi played a match yesterday, its another match within 24 hrs, after travelling northern corner of the country to nearly the East part of the country, where Ranchi is located.
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Crowd receives the entry and warming up of teams on the turf
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teams have lined up on the turf, meeting some of the VIPs
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Jr World Cup gold medallist and peers Deepak Thakur give expert commentary on start cricket, which is telecasting the match
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This is fourth playing day of the first Hockey India League; today we have the first match. Matches were held so far in two venues - Delhi, Jalandhar - Ranchi is the third venue to host the HIL match.
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Match is yet to start
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As expected, this stadium has sizeable crowd, may be as match wears on the stands will be full.
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An impressive opening ceremony was held here in Ranchi in which Mandira Bedi and other cinestars regaled the audience.
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Both teams will play their second match of the HIL today. Its first home match for Ranchi Rhinos
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