The Tribune: Dance of Kalinga Lancers
Australian Glenn Turner struck twice as Kalinga Lancers beat Ranchi Rays 4-2 in an entertaining Hockey India League match here today. Turner scored in the 44th and 50th minute while Sarvanjit Singh pulled one back for Ranchi Rays in the 53rd minute.
Played in front of a vocal and partisan home crowd, the clash turned out to be an intense affair. From the outset, both the sides launched relentless attacks on each other. Lancers’ young custodian Abhinav Kumar Pandey made several saves in the first quarter, and kept up the good work in the second quarter as well. At half-time, the teams were locked at 0-0.
In the 44th minute, Turner earned a penalty stroke and made no mistake in converting it. He struck again in the 50th minute when he converted a remarkable field goal off a rebound, giving his team a 4-0 lead.
Ranchi Rays finally struck in the 53rd minute with Sarvanjit scoring a field goal but it was not enough to stop Lancers.