Rock Rovers win in Liberals hockey
Displaying fine hockey skills, strong contenders Punjab National Bank New Delhi defeated PSEB Patiala 3-0 on the fourth day of the 35th Liberals All-India Hockey Tournament at Punjab Public School Hockey Stadium, Nabha.
In the other matches of the day UP Police Lucknow outclassed Hawks Ropar 5-2 while Western Central Railway Jabalpur drubbed I.T.B.P Jalandhar 7-4 in a tie-breaker and in the last match of the day Rock Rovers Chandigarh defeated SSB New Delhi 6-4 in another tie-breaker.
Punjab National Bank New Delhi continued with their winning streak outperforming their rivals, the PSEB Patiala 3-0 in a rather one-sided match. Supremacy of Bankers was clear as they made inroads in the opposition defense time and again and were successful almost half the times they entered. However the PSEB circle was demolished with 2 quick goals in 26th and 29th minutes with field goals coming in quick succession from Damandeep and Ravinder Tapial respectively. Crossing over with 2-0 lead the PNB side forced two short corners in 42nd and 45th minute off which left-back Satpal converted the second short-corner to make the lead invincible at (3-0). Earlier in the day the first match this morning saw real clash of the titans when the U.P Police prevailed over Hawks Ropar 5-2 in the battle of strokes after the two strong outfits failed to resolve the deadlock.