33rd State Polo Tournament 2017 : X Polo Club to meet MPSC-B in final
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 15 2017:
X Polo Club drubbed MPSC-A 12-3 to set up a summit clash with MPSC-B in the ongoing 33rd N Hazari and Dr N Tombi State Polo Toumament 2017.MPSC-B beat Khurai Polo Club-A 4-2 today at Mapal Kangjeibung.
X Polo Club which got into the semi final after an emphatic 9-2 win in the quarter final match against Chingkheihunba Polo Club did a commendable job today too by securing another huge win to move towards the championship title.
Though the triumphant X Polo started the game slowly scoring nothing in the first chukker, the second chukker saw a sudden leap with a 6-2 lead.
MPSC took the first chukker with a 1-0 lead through a goal scored by S Bimol and further extended
the scoreline with a single goal from P Jotin but L Atangba (2), P Ojit (2), L Tolenkhomba (1) and Th Jacob (1) gave their best to turn the table in favour of X Polo Club in the second chukker.
X Polo Club put more teeth in their game and delivered a fine performance with two more goals scored by Th Jacob in the third chukker while MPSC-A pulled back only one goal through Th Ranjit to make the scoreline 8-3 .
X Polo continued their goal fest pumping in four more goals in the fourth chukker to enjoy their best win of the tournament.
It was Ojit who scored twice in the last chukker with one goal each contributed by Jacob and M Doren.
In the second semi-final match, MPSC-B drew level in second chukker through Kh Nongpoknganba after conceding the first chukker to Khurai Polo Club-A via a goal from O Rojer.
The Khurai side tried hard to break the deadlock and it was O Rojer who succeeded in scoring one goal to take the lead again making the scoreline 2-1 at the end of the third chukker.
In the fourth chukker that MPSC-B sprang up and raced ahead to put in three goals with ease.
H- Abung Khuman scored two goals while the last one was scored by Kh Nongpoknganba which was well enough to seal the match 4-2 and cruised into the final which is scheduled on November 17 at mapal Kangjeibung against X Polo Club.