SAIL beat MP Academy 2-3 in Obaidullah Khan Gold Cup

BHOPAL: Hosts Madhya Pradesh Academy went down 2-3 to Steel Authority of India (SAIL) in the All-India Obaidullah Khan Gold Cup hockey tournament at the Aish Bagh Stadium.

SAIL surged ahead in the 15th minute when their captain Amardeep struck a field goal but MP Academy got the equaliser through skipper Shailendra Bundela, who scored off a penalty corner in the 38th minute.

SAIL went ahead again in the 46th minute through a field goal by Sunil Topno but MP Academy equalised again in the 64th minute, when Bundela converted a penalty corner for his second goal.

But in the next minute, Topno scored again for SAIL to round off the tally.