37th Men's State Level Polo : MPSC-B, Arbind PC-A and Tekcham PC seal quarter final berths
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 14 2022:
MPSC-B, Arbind PC-A and Tekcham PC outlasted their rivals today to progress to the last 8 stage of the 37th Men' State Level Polo Tournament being organised by the All Manipur Polo Association at its ground at Iroishemba.
In the first last 16 round match of the day and tourney's second, MPSC-B saw out Linthoinganbi Kangjei Lup (LKL) 3-2 .
It was a heartbreak for LKL who had edged out CHPC-B 4-2 in the previous game as they conceded their 2-0 goal lead till halfway in the last two chukkers to go down by 2-3 goals today.
S Dollar and L Rohit Singh were the scorer for LKL in the second chukker after a barren first chukker but O Suresh cut the gap to just 1 adding a goal in the third chukker before Th Ranjit starred in the final chukker with two goals to overturn the lead and earned MPSC-B the quarter final berth.
In the day's second last 16 round match, Arbind Polo Club-A carried forward their winning run by outlasting Meiraba Polo Club 6-3 in a slightly lopsided encounter courtesy four goals from O Chinglensana.
S Bonbon scored twice in the first chukker to ensure Arbind Polo Club-A, Iroishemba who knocked out SAN Polo Club 9-1 in the previous, take a comfortable lead.
After playing out a dull second chukker, L Mocha of Meiraba PC pulled back a goal before the minute mark of the third chukker but O Chinglensana scored all of his four goals from the fourth minute onwards to make it 6-1 in Arbind PC-A's favour.
L Mocha completed his double in the second minute of the fourth chukker to reduce the deficit to four goals before Md Amir Khan chipped in another.
The win helped Arbind PC-A set up a quarter final date with MPSC-B on March 16 .
Later in the day, Tekcham PC edged out AR Polo Team 3-2 in a keenly contested encounter.
Both sides were locked at 1-1 till the first chukker as S Jemson scored in the 6th minute only to be equalised by AR Polo team captain Kh Chandrakumar in the closing minute of the chukker.
S Jemson helped Tekcham PC retain the lead in the fifth minute of the second chukker before M Kuber extended the lead by adding another in the last minute of the third chukker.
AR Polo Team pulled back another in the fourth chukker via Md Riyakat Ali but they failed to come to level terms despite late chances.
March 15 matches
X-Polo Club vs KRYPHSA PC
CRPF Polo Team vs Thoubal PC .