33rd State Polo Tournament 2017 : Khuman Polo Club, DGAR register wins
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 08 2017:
Khuman Polo Club, DGAR Polo Team registered huge wins today in the ongoing 33rd N Hazari and Dr N Tombi State Polo Tournament 2017 organised by Manipur Horse Riding and Polo Association at Mapal Kangjeibung .
KNMM Riding School- C also secured a narrow win against Chingkheihunba Polo Team- B in the third match of the day .
In the first match, Khuman Polo Club (KPC) thrashed Meiraba Polo Club (MPC) 13-1 while DGAR Polo Team drubbed Ibudhou Marjing Polo Team 12-1in the second match at the same ground .
The first chukker between KPC and MPC ended 5-0 in favour of KPC through goals scored one each by Ksh Shantikumar and L Roshan while O Paikhomba struck 3 goals.
Paikhomba of KPC and W Thouba of MPC added one goal each to make the scoreline 6-1 in the second chukker.
The third chukker saw a stiff rise in the KPC which managed to add 4 more goals through Ksh Naobi (3), O Paikhomba (2) to make the scoreline 11-1.L Roshan of KPC struck the last goal for KPC in the fourth chukker which saw an additional own goal from MPC’s side .
The Director General Assam Rifles (DGAR) team showcased a scintillating display of their riding and polo skills.
Their complete dominance over the rival team of Ebudhou Marjing Khubam Kanba Lup Polo club was underlined by the huge 12 -1 win .
DGAR Polo Team made a good start with the scoreline at 4-1 against Ibudhou Marjing Khubam Kanba Lup (IMKKL) at the end of the first chukker.
Liyakat Ali scored 3 goals and his team mate Sushilo struck one for the DGAR team while Kh Premananda scored the single for IMKKL .
The second chukker finished 5-1 with an additional goal scored by DGAR’s Sushilo.
It was 9-1at the end of the third chukker as Abdul Malik, Rohitkumar, Sushilo and Liyakat Ali scored one each for DGAR Polo Team .
Surendrakumar, Sushilo and Abdul Malik managed to add one goal each to complete the 12-1 rout against IMKKL .
The last match saw a close fight between KNMM Riding School-C and Chingkheihunba Polo Team- B which ended with a 4-3 scoreline in the fourth chukker .
Ch Ajit and K Rivaldo of KNMM scored one each against one goal scored by S Bronsan of Chingkheihunba Polo Team to finish the first chukker 2-1 .
N Rameshor of KNMM and Y Napolean of the Chingkheihunba team added one each to make the scoreline 3-2 in the second chukker.
K Ronaldo of KNMM struck the last goal for KNMM in the third chukker while Bronsan of Chingkheihunba Polo Team managed to add one.
The fourth chukker saw both teams trying to add goals but ended with not much result.