38th Men's State Level Polo Tournament : Paradise Polo Club (B), Arvind Polo Club advance to pre QFs
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 19 2023:
Paradise Polo Club (B) and Arvind Polo Club have advanced to the prequarterfinals of the 38th Men's State Level Polo Tournament 2023.In the opening match of the day, Paradise Polo Club (B) sealed a narrow 3-2 win over K&MMRS (B) while Arvind Polo Club thrashed Ibudhou Marjing Polo Club (B) 9-2 in the second match.
The first match saw an equal contest between Paradise Polo Club (B) and K&MMRS (B) while the deciding goal of the match was scored in the 4th chukker by Premkumar of Paradise Polo Club (B) .
A Bijeshwor of K&MMRS (B) scored the first goal of the match in the first chukker but Th Bhagat Kumar equalised the scoreline a minute later in the same chukker before A Bijeshwor struck another in the second chukker and put his team in the lead again.
After staying in disadvantage for a while, Paradise Polo Club (B) rose again and struck the equaliser in the third chukker through Th Bhagat Kumar before his team-mate Premkumar smashed home the winner in the fourth chukker.
The second match, on the other hand, was purely one sided as Arvind Polo Club beat their opponent Ibudhou Marjing Polo Club (B) 9-2 and entered the pre-quarterfinals stage with confidence.
The winning team scored three goals in the first chukker and two goals each in the second, third and fourth chukker while Ibudhou Maijing Polo Club (B) struggled and converted only two through Yumkhaibam Nowbow in the second chukker and Khuraijam Premananda in the fourth chukker.
The goals for the winning team were scored by AK Ibocha (4 goals), A Abung (3 goals) and S Ranjan (2 goals) .