LKL, MPC triumph in campaign openers in 37th Men's State Polo Tournament
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 08 2022:
Linthoinganbi Kangjei Lup and Meiraba Polo Club prevailed on the opening day of the 37th Men's State Level Polo Tournament 2022 at AMPA Ground, Iroishemba, on Tuesday.
Linthoinganbi Kangjei Lup started the day with a 4-2 win over Chingkheihunba Polo Club-B.Omesh Gurung opened the scoring for Linthoinganbi in the first chukker before L Rohit Singh tripled their lead with a pair of goals in the second chukker.
In the third chukker, Chingkheihunba reduced the deficit through M Chao ba Singh.
Linthoinganbi Kangjei Lup added a goal through N Ranjan Singh to make it 4-1 in the fourth chukker before the opposition found their second goal in vain through Th Santosh.
The second match saw Md Amir Khan's treble help Meiraba Polo Club fight back from two goals down to snatch a 3-2 victory over IMPT.
Sanker Nongthombam struck twice in the first chukker to put IMPT 2-0 up through the second period.
However, Amir Khan scored a goal each in third and fourth chukkers to salvage a 2-2 tie for Meiraba PC, resulting in an extra chukker contest where Amir produced another individual quality to hammer home a golden goal that ultimately made all the difference.