WSH: Marines end campaign on a high, beat Cheetahs 4-1
Mumbai Marines, at the bottom of the table, had nothing but pride to play for in their last league game against the Chennai Cheetahs at Mahindra Stadium on Friday. They showed that they meant business and won 4-1.
In the fourth minute, they took lead when Banmali Xess scored for them. Chennai had a chance to equalise in the 19th minute through a penalty corner, but failed to capitalise on the chance, thanks to a brilliant save by skipper Adrian D’Souza. A minute later, Ajmer Singh made it 2-0 for Mumbai.
Chennai failed to score off eight penalty corners. With nine minutes to go, Marines struck another goal which came through brilliant team work between Devinder Walmiki and Troy Sutherland.
The Cheetahs finally scored in the 66th minute, with Imran Warsi converting a penalty corner – Chennai’s ninth, but it was too late. Too little too. To add to their woes, Aijub Ekka scored to give Mumbai a 4-1 win.
In another tie, Delhi Wizards beat Sher-E-Punjab 7-5 to end their campaign on a high.