Carmel Rink Hockey, Day Five Resutls
If Sunday was the day for Mumbai Select to dazzle under the floodlights at the Mount Carmel Rink Hockey tournament, Tuesday too saw Mumbai Select outplay Mumbai State Police in the first half to a draw which suprised everyone eventually in the second half to a score of 7-7 in the men’s national league on the fifth day her at Mount Carmel quadrangle.
Air India dominated the play right from the word go and didn’t allow RCF any opportunity to open the account for their team and winning the match 8-6. Girish Pimpale scored six goals to deny any hope for RCF.
Competing for the MTNL Cup in the National League were Indian Oil , it was Kamlesh Parihar who found the back of the net before Mumbai Police scored a stellar of a goal . A perfect flick from Indian Oil earned applauds from the crowd. However, it was too much of an ask as Mumbai Police tried to defend really well. The final score being 7-3.
Earlier, in the U-12 St Stanislaus defeated M.N. School 5-3 and Durello Convent gave no opportunity for St.Theresa’s S’cruz to score by winning the match 6-0. In the women’s league match between Western Railway and Conroy XI, Conroy XI defeated Western Railway to reach a score of 4 – 3.
The fun and frolic at the Carmel Rink Hockey just keeps getting better everyday.
Elaine Dsouza