The Tribune: EME beat CRPF to win Liberals title

28 December 2015

EME, Jalandhar, defeated CRPF, Jalandhar, 2-1 in the final to win the 40th Liberals All India Hockey Tournament here today. The winners were awarded Rs 1 lakh and the runners-up received Rs 50,000.

CRPF started on a positive note and put EME defence under immense pressure. CRPF earned a penalty corner in the 19th minute and their prolific scorer Bikash Kujur deflected in a Soroj Ekka shot.

Experienced EME took control of the game. After the change of ends, EME accelerated their attacks, led by centre-half Avatar Singh.

They equalised in the 52nd minute when Rakesh Minz collected an accurate cross from the left and scored after getting past defender Kuldeep Ekka. EME hit again in the 54th minute through Biju Singh, who deflected in a cross from Gurmeet Singh.

CRPF missed many chances towards the end and EME held on to emerge as the winners.