INDEPENDENCE CUP HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

HP (Blue) loses to Punjab and Sind Bank

Kuldeep Chauhan/TNS

The Himachal Pradesh (Blue) were outplayed by the Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB), Jalandhar, by 7-0 in the third day of the 7th All-India Independence Cup Hockey Tournament at the Paddal Stadium here today.

It was a complete disaster for the HP (Blue) as the PSB routed the team by scoring seven goals.

However, the Kulvinder-Parminder duo dominated the game with Kulvinder scoring a hat-trick. Then followed another move that enabled Parminder hitting the bulls’ eye in the HP Blue’s poor defense line.

Kulvinder continued his brisk attack and scored a quick goal in the 6th minute. Then came another surprise move from Harinder, who scored his first goal in the 24th minute of the game.

The HP (Blue) struggled in the first half, but drew a blank. The second half was an equal disaster for the Himachali lads. Kulvinder and Tejinder kept the attack moving and scored two goals in the second half.

In the second match played today, the CISF defeated the HP (Red) by 3-0. Mugaru Munda of the CISF scored the first goal in the 24th minute.

Then followed another quick attack with CISF’s Prateek scoring another goal in the 26th minute and the team managed to score the third goal in the 45th minute.

Tomorrow’s fixture

HP (Red) vs BSF

Punjab and Sindh Bank Vs PNB, Delhi.