2nd Y Rashmani Memorial Men's 7-a-side hockey : MPSC-A come from behind to beat YCCIC-B
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 26 2014 :
MPSC (A) came from behind twice to down a spirited YCCIC-B Ahallup by three goals to two in the 2nd Y Rashmani Memorial Invitation Mens' Open 7-a-side Hockey Tournament in a keenly contested match today.
With both teams taking the field adopting an attacking format, YCCIC-B Ahallup set the pace of the game and started making inroads into the territory of the police team from the first whistle.
Making good use of the flanks and dominating the mid field, YCCIC-B Ahallup shot into the lead when N Maheshwar sounded the board in the 15th minute to put his team ahead.
Stung by the early goal, the police team put more men in the attack and this paid off when Th Birjit found himself well placed to even the score in the 17th minute and bring his team back into the match.
Buoyed by the equaliser, the police team went on the offensive but in the process left wide gaps in the defence line which was capitalised upon by the YCCIC players.
Launching a swift counter attack, L Dinesh managed to take the ball deep into the territory of the police team and he faced little difficulty to bang home the ball in the 31st minute to regain the lead.
Resting on the one goal lead, the YCCIC players withdrew a bit and this was perfect for the MPSC players to launch a series of attacks to breach the defence line and Ksh Wangamba did the star turn by pumping in two quick goals in the 47th and 49th minute to help MPSC-A team emerge winner by a margin of three goals to two.