IRC-B, KMMRS progress to IWD polo tournament quarters
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 26 2023:
Imphal Riding Club-B and KMMRS won their respective matches with relative ease as the two sides progressed to the quarterfinals of the 2nd Imphal West District Polo Tournament 2023 on Sunday.
Imphal Riding Club-B started the day with a 14-1 hammering of KRYPSA-B at Mapal Kangjeibung.
L Abinash made the most of the rout racking up six goals as 0 Paokhomba scored four goals and K Victor contributed a treble.
The IRC riders jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first chukker courtesy of Paikhomba and Victor.
Then they upped the ante pumping in five goals in the second chukker with Abinash scoring a double and Paikhomba, Victor and N Ranjan adding one each.
KRYPSA, on the other hand, managed a goal through Rupa Wakabam.
In the third chukker, IRC continued their scoring spree as Abinash collected two more goals while Paikhomba and Victor got one each to make it 11-1 .
IRC then wrapped up the victory with three more goals in the fourth chukker courtesy of a double from Abinash and one from Paikhomba.
Later in the day, KMMRS inflicted a 13-1 thrashing on 7-Star Polo Club.
W Johny stole the show scoring seven goals as M Sanjoy and O Seitajit claimed a double each, with L Dhaneshwor and A Lamyanba contributing one each for their side.
7-Star PC scored their consolation goal through Th Thoungamba.