In what can be described as the worst ever one-sided match, ever-improving pool toppers Punjab Warriors rattled the defending champions Delhi Waver riders for a fluent 7-0 victory, the biggest margin of victory in the history of the Hero Hockey India League Season.

Though its a fact that the present edition of HHIL has opened up after sedate initial phase, the kind of margin that Mohali witnessed is quite an amazing development.

That the winners maintained a clinical precision throughout the sixty-minute feat can be gauged by the fact that Punjab converted four out of five penalty corners, featuring a hat-trick for local hero Sandeep Singh.

Sandeep’s three-goal is the second hattrick of the present edition after the first one struck by Ashley Jackson of Ranchi Rays. Sandeep took only three penalty corners today, and saw all of them reaching home.

Sandeep was fittingly declared Hero Man of the Match.

He struck the team’s first goal in the 10th minute, 45th and 53rd minutes.

In between, SV Sunil, Simon Orchard, Rob Hammond, and Chris Criello posted a goal apiece.

A perfect field environ was set up by his team mates for the ever-green Sandeep to do his art of goal making.

With full of aggression and opportunism, Punjab exhibited an all around superiority in today’s match

Rattled Delhi did nothing correct, even missing out a stroke.

Punjab’s forwardline on the other hand seemed fitter, athletic and opportune.

A team whose goalie in the last two editions was none other than Germany’s Nicholas Jacobi, the way the team let in goals, two in first quarters itself, gives a picture of contrast.

For the Punjab team that lost to UPW in their previous match, the win comes as a big reliever.

With five wins, a draw and loss, Punjab leads the points table.

Panic stricken Delhi, which sensed its worst goings on in the field, cracked, even its captain Sardar Singh getting yellow card suspension.

An injury to the otherwise reliable Rupinder, who also missed both the penalty corners the team got, too proved Delhi’s undoing.

A team trained by total hockey proponent like Cedric D’Souza, where tight defence being the guiding spirit of modern day hockey, is an unexpected antic-climax.

He could not give proper answer for the defeat though conceded while the victors played their best match while his team had a bad day.