Delhi win Fed Cup
Kusum Arora
The Delhi men’s team lifted the Federation Cup Hockey title as they defeated a spirited Punjab side 2-1, while Haryana eves had a cakewalk as they thrashed the hopes of Punjab 4-1 at the PAP Astroturf in Jalandhar on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, an organized Delhi team dominated Punjab right from the word go. Delhi took the lead and opened their account in the 13th minute of the game when Mohit posted a field goal 0-1. Till half time the winners were leading 0-1.
The second half of the match saw Punjab score an equaliser through Karanpal Singh (1-1). Punjab missed many scoring opportunities while hitting Delhi on the counter, and lost as many as seven golden chances of capitalising on penalty corners. For Delhi, Munish Rana scored the final goal in the 53rd minute, leading the team to victory.