9th Manipur Polo International 2015 : Manipur beat USA in the opening match
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 22 2015:
Manipur team defeated United States of America (USA) 7-6 in the first match of the 9th Manipur Polo International 2015 on Sunday held as part of this year's Sangai Festival.
In the first chukker, the account for USA was opened by Peter Blake in the 1.39th minute of the game.
The swift attack and first goal did not deter the home side.
Manipur's P Ojit equalized the margin with a superb goal in the 2.5 minute of the second chukker.
In the 4.51st minute, USA Captain Jared Sheldon netted another goal for his team in the same chukker.
The margin was equalized by M Jawan in the 5.35th minute of the chukker.
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In the third chukker, P Ojit scored a goal just 20 seconds after the start taking Manipur's total to three goals.
Peter Blake of USA team scored the 3rd goal for the USA.
As the two teams were tied at four goals each, it was time for USA Captain Jared Sheldon to perform and he scored a goal in the 4.50th minute ending the third chukker with a one-goal lead.
However, in the 4th chukker, P Ojit's three goals saved Manipur from being demolished by the visiting Americans.
S Bimol also scored another goal for Manipur in the 3.58th minute.
In the 4th chukker, Pedro Lara netted his fist goal of the current tournament.
Jared Sheldon added one more.
The game ended in Manipur's favour 7-6 .
The umpires for Sunday's match were Robert Archibald of Australia and Marcus Hancock of England.
The Manipur team comprised of S Bimol Singh, M Jawan Singh, P Ojit Singh, P Jotin Singh and H Abung Khuman while the US Polo Team comprised of Jared Sheldon (team Captain), Remmy Muller, Peter Black, Dedro Lara and Josh Shelton.