Thoubal Dist Polo Tournament : Tentha PC-A, Thoubal Dist Polo Assn-A advance
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 20 2021:
Tentha Polo Club-A thrashed Khuman Polo Club 15-5 as Thoubal District Polo Association-A edged out Samurou Polo Club 3-2 to complete the semi-final line up of the 1st Thoubal District Polo Tournament being organised by the Manipur Horse Riding and Polo Association at Tekcham Kangjeibung.
In the first match of the day, Tentha Polo Club riders ran riot from the opening chukker itself to secure the huge win against Khuman Polo Club.
M Tomba Singh scored three of his three goals in the opening chukker to help the Tentha team a commanding 3-0 lead before L Rabikanta did his mallet do all the talking and completed a double hat trick with 3 goals coming up in the second chukker, 2 in the third and 1 in the final chukker.
Ksh Tombi also made his mark by scoring three goals as S Naoba added twice and T Bishworjit scored the other remaining goal.
For Khuman Polo Club, Bikas Ksh found the opener in the second chukker before Nanao pumped in two goals to make the halftime scoreline read 9-3 in favour of Tentha Polo Club-A.Th Bikash then scored the remaining goal later in the fourth chukker.
Meanwhile, the second match between Thoubal District Polo Association-A and Samurou Polo Club was a close contest but the former team staged a late comeback to settle the game 3-2 and secure the last semi-final berth.
Samurou Polo Club were 2-1 ahead at the end of the first two chukkers with L Chalamba and O Paikhomba scoring respectively in the first and the second chukker.
Th Kabita Singh was the scorer for the Thoubal District Polo Association in the first chukker as the Samurou team took the lead.
M Manihar Singh helped the Thoubal District Polo Association make their way back by scoring the team's second and the equaliser before Kabita Singh rose for his second and the winner of the game late in the final chukker.
Thoubal District Polo Association-A will meet Tentha Polo Club-A tomorrow in the first semi-final match tomorrow before Thoubal District Polo Association-B play Tekcham Polo Club-A in the last semi-final match later in the day.