IAF continue winning streak

The hosts Indian Air Force (IAF) continued their winning streak in the ongoing 6th edition of the Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh Memorial Hockey Tournament. They recorded a 4-1 win over Naval Hockey Academy, at the Raghbir Singh Bhola Hockey Stadium, No 3 Base Repair Depot (BRD), Air Force Station.

The side was off to a slow start, before Lovedeep Singh opened the account for the hosts. Singh netted the opening goal in the 34th minute, while Ajit Pandit doubled the lead in the 48th minute. The side further gripped the match as Sukhdev Singh extended the lead to 3-0 in the 51st minute. Just four minutes later, Vinayak posted the final goal for the side and confirmed full points for the side. As the match was coming to an end, Sem Munda pulled of a consoling goal for the Naval Hockey Academy in the 60th minute. Pandit was named Man of the Match.

Quarterfinals line-up

Indian Air Force Vs Roundglass

RCF Vs Indian Army

Indian Railway Vs Naval Tata

Chandigarh XI vs Punjab and Sind Bank

In the second match, Gursewak Singh netted two goals to help Roundglass Hockey defeat Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) 4-0. The side was quick to score the opening goal in the 4th minute, as Japneet Singh successfully converted a penalty corner. The lead was soon doubled by Jerman Singh in the 21st minute. Thereafter, Gursewak (40th, 43rd) scored two goals for the side.

In the third match, Indian Navy managed to overcome the two-goal lead and play a draw against Indian Army. The Army boys were right on target, as Sunil Xaxa netted two goals. However, the Navy team made a stunning comeback to the match through Pawan Rajbhar (33rd) and Sundara Pandi (38th). Jobanpreet Singh was named Man of the Match. In the last match, Jaskaran shone for Punjab Sind Bank as they defeated Bangladesh Air Force 4-3. Jaskaran netted three goals to lead the side to victory. He netted the opening goal in the 1st minute of the game and Shahid Thakur doubled the lead in the 23rd minute. The Bangladesh lads got their act together and Shohanpur (24th), Mohammed Obidul (30th) and Mohammed Shojib (31st) scored back to back goals. However, Jaskaran helped the side made an unexpected comeback by netting a brace in the 51st minute to level the score, followed by another in the 54th minute to seal the match at 4-3.

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