Ram Charan's HPRC win CM's Cup
Hyderabad, Sept 12 (INN): In a hard-fought final, the experience of Dhruvapal Godhara and national polo team captain, Sameer Suhag came in handy and helped Ram Charan Teja's HPRC to stage a magnificent rally to lift the Chief Minister's Cup at the Bison Polo Ground here on Monday.
In a nail-biting finish, HPRC prevailed over an equally determined NDA-Al Almoudi 7 ' -6. RC HPRC went into the game with a ' goal handicap. Contrary to expectations, it was Indian Navy-Al Almoudi which shot to the lead in the second minute. To add to the woes of the eventual champions, the opponent's extended the lead to 2-'.
However, HPRC proves that they would not it lying low. They came back strongly on the individual brilliance of Dhruvpal Godhara, who reduced the margin with his first goal. The match swung from one side to the other before the Navy team added one more to its kitty.
Later, Sameer, local hope Rahit Reddy made it 3' -4 before Dhruvapal scored the fourth goal in the third chucker on a penalty. Subsequently, the determined HPRC players launched an offensive.
Although, Dhruvapal and Manupal scored a goal each for their respective side, it was the former who clinched the issue by scoring the team's seventh goal to seal the team's all-round superiority.
News Posted: 12 September, 2011
|
