29th Governor's Cup Polo Tournament : Atangba, Ojit power X-Polo Club to enter semifinal with convincing 7-2 victory
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 14 2019:
X-Polo Club defeated Tekcham Polo Club, Tekcham 7-2 in the second quarterfinal match and sailed through to semifinal of the ongoing 29th Governor's Cup Invitation Polo Tournament organised by Manipur Horse Riding and Polo Association at Mapal Kangjeibung today.
The second match of the tournament saw X-Polo Club putting their towering performance to down Tekcham Polo Club, Tekcham by 7-2 goals.
S Sadananda gave Tekcham Polo Club its opening goal in 2nd minute but the equaliser came in the 4th minute through P Ojit to end the first chukker at 1-1.However, X-Polo Club found its rhythm in the second chukker riding on L Atangba who scored two goals in the 4th and 5th minutes to surge ahead 3-1 .
In the third chukker, M Kuper Singh of Tekcham Polo Club scored one goal in the 4th minute to reduce the goal margin to 2-3 but L Atangba, who is in impressive form, scored his third goal in the 7th minute of the chukker to take his team to a comfortable 4-2 lead.
In the fourth chukker, the combination of L Atangba (1st minute) and P Ojit (4th and 6th minute) proved fatal for Tekcham Polo Club, who have successfully added three (3) more goals to hand their team a convincing 7-2 win over Tekcham Polo Club.
Chingkheihunba Polo Club will face Manipur Police Sports Club-A in the 3rd quarterfinal tomorrow at 2 pm .