AG UP beat Punjab 1-0

CHANDIGARH: AG UP beat AG Punjab 1-0 in the final of the North Zone Indian Audit and Accounts hockey Championship in Allahabad on Friday.

Earlier, AG Punjab beat AG Haryana 6-4 in the tie-breaker round to sail into the final against AG UP on Thursday.

In a keenly contested match which saw frayed nerves, the two teams slugged it out draw the match in the final stages. The score at the end of the stipulated time was 2-2.

For Punjab, Inderjit brace did the trick, while for Haryana Gaurav and Gurmeet scored one goal each. With none able to get the lead till the end of stipulated time, the match went into the tie-breaker round to decide the fate of the match. Punjab players held their nerves to emerge winners and book their berth in the final of the tournament.