X Polo, MPSC-B to clash in final of Governor's Cup men's polo tourney
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 03 2023:
X Polo Club and Manipur Police Sports Club-B will face off in the final of the 30th Governor's Cup Polo Tournament after their semifinal victories on Friday.
X Polo Club booked their place in the final with a 12-4 hammering of Imphal Riding Club.
L Kokeshwor made the most of the rout racking up four goals to inspire their emphatic triumph.
The X Polo riders started off with a commanding 4-0 lead in the first chukker after Kokeshwor struck in a double and P Ojit and Th Jacob scored one apiece.
In the second chukker, X Polo made it 5-0 through Jacob.
In an action-packed third chukker, both sides scored four goals as Kokeshwor collected two more goals and his teammates Ojit and Abul Malik got one each for X Polo, while Dollar Soram hammered a treble and L Rohit got one for IRC.
While IRC failed to improve in the fourth chukker, X Polo pumped in three more goals through Kokeshwor, L Atangba and Ojit to close out the game in style.
Manipur Police Sports Club-B, meanwhile, beat Manipur Police Sports Club-C by a 4-2 margin in the second semifinal match.
H Abung Khuman scored a double and T Pradeepkumar and 0 Suresh contributed one each in MPSC-B's win.
The C team scored their two goals through T Roshan and S Bimol.