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Hockey Union annex title; overcome ARC, Shillong in sudden death
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 08 2015:
Hockey Union, Lairikyengbam Leikai became the proud winner of the inaugural Wahengbam Thoibi Devi Challenge Hockey Tournament overcoming ARC, Shillong 6-5 in the sudden death tiebreaker on Sunday.
SSB, Lucknow claimed the third place beating KhSC, Khongman 8-3 in the play-off.
Eleven teams including three from outside the state contested for the title at the championship played at Khuman Lampak Hockey Stadium.
The champions received Rs 75,000 in cash prize in addition to the trophy while ARC had to be satisfied with the runners-up trophy and Rs 35,000.SSB bagged the third place trophy and Rs 30,000 .
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The final match was a closely contested tie with players from both side displaying great skills.
The spectators relished the rare taste of superior quality hockey and cheered and vocally supported their favourite teams throughout the match.
The scoreline remained a 3-3 deadlock at the end of regular time.
The tie-breaker also failed to throw a winner with both teams converting only two penalty strokes each.
With the score tied 5-5 when the sudden death was enforced.
ARC squandered its opportunity but Dinachandra of HU kept his cool and lodged the ball pass the ARC custodian into the box.
Hockey Union converted both penalty corners that came their way.
On the other hand, ARC could benefit just once from their eight penalty corners attempts.
M Dinanchandra drew first blood in the match founding the mark from a penalty corner, just five minutes into the match.
HU established a two goal difference in the 14th minute when P Rakesh scored a field goal.
Thereafter ARC up the ante and restored parity through Th Bunty and L Heramani, who scored in the 18th and 34th minutes respectively.
The Shillong outfit looked like staging a miraculous turn around when it snatched the lead in the 60th minute through M Premchand.
However, HU took the match into extra time with another penalty corner conversion four minutes later, this time K Ajit doing the needful.
During the tie breaker, HU scored through Kh Dhananjay and RK Aji.
On the other hand, Premchand and M Romenkumar scored for ARC.
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