Day Two results of Carmel Rink Hockey in Bandra
Loretto Convent pipped St Joseph’s 3-2 in an exciting encounter on day two of the floodlit Carmel Rink Hockey Tournament. Riding on a hat-trick for Central Railway were 3 of them Sarita, Usha and Sangita with 3 goals each and Partibha settling for 2 goals and KNK Nasik still awaiting the opportunity to open their account with the final score 11-0.
In another game of the day, Remix Versus MMK, the match ended up in a draw with both the sides scoring 1-1. The exciting match between Freunds and Companeros saw the end to draw of 8 all
RCF took on an early lead against Mumbai Police to a score 16- 2.
The most awaited game for the evening between Mumbai Select and Central Railway seen some amazing action and had a few tense moments as CentraL Railway took a early lead of 4 -1. Mumbai Select with their sheer persistence brought up the score to 6-7 with Dhanraj Pillai scoring 5 goals for Mumbai Select and Hardeep Singh scoring 2 goals. Deepak Lakra and Avesh Ansari scored 3 goals each which was not enough to take them to a victorious win. The final being Mumbai Select 7 and Central Railway 6
Dhanraj Pillay, attracted most of the young boys and girls who had participated in the tournament in hot pursuit of gaining an iota of his talent. He maintained that Bandra definitely pulled a greater crowd than any he’d seen at the BHA, (Bombay Hockey Association) in town. It was an evening well enjoyed.
Report Courtesy: Elaine D’Souza