Polo: Manipur A, Manipur B register second victories
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, February 18 2023:
Both Manipur A (India) and Manipur B (India) registered their second win in contrasting styles in Saturday's fixtures of the 6th International Women's Polo Tournament 2023 .
In the first match, Manipur A romped past Luxembourg 10-3 as Kh Habe and M Priya grabbed a treble each to inspire their team's emphatic triumph.
Manipur A led the first chukker 2-1 with strikes from Kh Habe and M Priya while Sandrine Natacha Dubois converted for Luxembourg.
In the second chukker, Manipur A collected two more goals through Jetholia Th and Kh Deventy as Luxembourg narrowed the gap with a double from Sandrine Natacha.
The home team's attacking prowess was on full display in the third chukker, plundering five goals against their opponents, with both Priya and Habe scoring a double and Deventy contributing a single.
And their 10th goal through Y Ranjita in the fourth chukker was the icing on the cake as Manipur A enjoyed a thumping victory.
Manipur B, meanwhile, fought back from two goals down to snatch a 4-3 win against IPA (India) in the second match.
IPA dominated the first chukker with two goals courtesy of Namratha Jadhav and L Sangeeta.
Manipur B halved the deficit in the second chukker through Neelu RK who went on to score her second goal in the third chukker.
Her fellow M Bijenty also on target.
The period also saw Sangeeta score her second goal for IPA as the scoreline read 3-3.In the fourth chukker, IPA paid dearly for a defensive error by Sangeeta whose attempted clearance went into her own goal that tilted in favour of Manipur B .