Bangalore: P Gund netted two second-half goals in a span of ten minutes as Sarla Birla Academy (SBA) edged out Vidyashilp Academy 3-2 in the St Joseph’s Boys’ High School Centenary hockey tournament for seniors at the KSHA Stadium here on Wednesday. SBA took the lead in the 15th minute through Parth Talaviya but Vidyashilp restored parity five minutes later when Nikhil found the target with a field goal.
In the second-half, SBA went 2-1 up through a penalty corner conversion by Gund. Vidyashilp fought back once again with a 43rd-minute strike by Mammen. However, SBA had the last laugh when Gund sealed the issue with another goal in the 47th minute to hand Vidyashilp their second defeat in as many matches. In the Fr Eric Vax Memorial tournament for juniors, Sarla Birla Academy blanked St Joseph’s Boys’ High School ‘B’ 4-0.