30th Governor's Cup Polo : X-Polo Club vs MPSC-B in summit clash
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 03 2023:
X-Polo Club, Wangkhei will play MPSC-B in the title clash of the 30th Governor's Cup Polo Tournament being organised by Manipur Horse Riding and Polo Association at Mapal Kangjeibung.
X-Polo Club clinched their final ticket with a 12-4 thrashing of Imphal Riding Club (IRC)- Uripok today in the first semi-final match as L Kokeshwor starred with five goals alone.
X-Polo Club took control of the game from the word go and eased to a 4-0 lead in the first chukker with Kokeshwor scoring twice and P Ojit and Th Jacob adding a goal each.
Th Jacob completed his double in the second chukker to give X-Polo Club a 5-0 lead at halfway break as IRC continued to struggle to possess the ball.
The third chukker however turned competitive with both the teams scoring four goals each to make it 9-4.Kokeshwor, P Ojit, L Atangba and Abul Malik found the target for the winning side as Dollar Soram scored thrice and L Rohit added one for the Uripok side.
X-Polo Club further raced to a 12-4 lead and the eventual win with Kokeshwor scoring two more goals and L Atangba scored his second.
Later in the other semi-final clash, MPSC-B overcame MPSC-C 4-2.The two sides drew nil in the opening chukker before T Pradeepkumar scored one in the second chukker to make it 1-0 .
T Roshan managed to draw level for MPSC-C with a goal in the opening minute but H Abung Khuman helped MPSC-B retain the lead with a 6th minute strike.
O Suresh further extended the lead to 3-1 scoring a few moments into the fourth chukker which saw S Bimol making it 2-3 for MPSC-C but they fail to sustain their momentum and H Abung Khuman had his second in the 6th minute to seal the game 4-2 .