After the three blank quarter, Kalinga lancers dependable dragflicker Gurjinder Singh open the deadlock successfully convert the penalty corner in the 47th minute and guided Idco-Mcl Kalinga lancers to start their campaign with a winning note in the fifth edition Coal India Hockey India league at Kalinga Stadium here on Sunday. Gurjinder got the award of goal scorer of the day with a csah award of `50,000.
Delhi got to back to back penalty corner but it was not the day for Delhi they missed seven penaity corner in their opening match.
Odia defender Amit Rohidas desplay a tremendous potential in the back of the line and adjudged as the most entertaining player of the match and a cash award of `25,000.
The 2014 edition champion Delhi Waveriders and former runners up Kalinga lancers tested their nourves in the first quarter, both the team created few opportunities could not able to conert into goals.
Mandeep Singh of DWRs cracks from right side edge of D in the 10th minute, but lancers local boy Amit Rohidoss deflects near goal post, lucky save for the home side.
Dharamvir gets a minus in front of goalmouth, but scoops high, golden chance for the first goal of the match go abegging in the 12th minute. The score board read as 0-0 by the end of first quarter.
Delhi got the first penalty corner of the match in the 21st minute, Penalty corner expert of team India Rupinder took the charge but lancers first charger too close and clears the ball out of the D area. Delhi intensified the attack in the second quarter the score board remain unchanged with 0-0.
Just after beginning of the third quarter Delhi got two penalty corners in the 32nd and 34th minute but lancers charging was so quick that Delhi never got the chance to convert into goals.
Poor defensing ability of lancers gave another penaity corner for Delhi in the 38th minutes, Amit Rohidas again charging first to save a goal for lancers.
Both the teams fighting tough to get the right combination, it seems that players making the combination in the first match itself. The third quarter ended with 0-0.`25,000. lancers captain Fuerste Mortiz bagged the man of the match award with a cash award of `50,000 while Mandeep Singh of Delhi got the young talent of the match with, cash award of `25,000.
Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik inaugurated the inaugural match of the Idco-Mcl Kalinga lancers by unveiling the HIl trophy, in presence of Narendra Batra.