HIL Highlights: Delhi SG Pipers win on shoot-out against Team Gonasika
Highlights from the opening ceremony and first match of 2024 HIL between Delhi SG Pipers and Team Gonasika.
Team Gonasika (blue) and Delhi SG Pipers kicked off the 2024 HIL (Photo credit: Shamim Qureshy)
HIL Highlights: Argentina's Tomas Demene with a brace as the Hockey India League returned after seven long years with Delhi SG Pipers beating Team Gonasika in a thrilling shoot-out at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Saturday.
The match ended 2-2 in regulation time and both teams shared points, but the Delhi SG Pipers pipped Team Gonasika 4-2 in the shoot-out to win a bonus point.
Highlights:
That's all we have from the opening night of the 2024 Hockey India League. The Delhi SG Pipers walk away as the happier side, having pocketed a bonus point with their shoot-out win.
Tomas Demene put the SG Pipers to an early lead with a penalty corner conversion in a first quarter, where they called the shots. Gonasika hit back via Struan Walker, thanks to a good assist from Nikkin in the second quarter.
The third quarter began with great intensity and both teams scored. While Gonasika took the lead for the first time via Victor Charlet, Dembele scored once again for a brace and put the SG Pipers level.
The shoot-out was a story to forget for Gonasika with Struan Walker and Manpreet Singh missing their attempts.
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"It was nice to play here with this crowd. I am happy. When they scored second goal, we went a bit down on energy but after a talk we were back," says Tomas Domene of Delhi SG Pipers.
Raj Kumar Pal scores the fifth and final shot for Delhi SG Pipers. Gonasika have a shot left, but they can't catch up.
Delhi SG Pipers take the bonus point with a 4-2 win in the shoot-off.
Sourabh Kushwaha scores for Delhi, while Celemet scores for Gonasika.
Ky Willot misses for Delhi SG Pipers, while Jack Waller scores for Team Gonasika. They still have hope do Gonasika.
Tomas Demene scores for Delhi SG Pipers once again on the opening day, while Manpreet Singh misses for Team Gonasika.
Jake Whetton scores for Delhi SG Pipers in the first attempt, while Struan Walker misses for Team Gonasika!
Team Gonasika with some last ditch effort in the final few seconds, but the Delhi SG Pipers defence is watertight. Nothing to separate the two teams and we'll head into a shoout-out!
Delhi 2-2 Gonasika
Just over a minute left and it looks as if we are heading towards a draw. But there is no draw in the new Hockey India League.
If the teams finish level at the end of 60 minutes, they get a point each. But the match will still head into a shoot-off for a bonus point. Looks very likely that we'll have a shoot-off in the opening night.
Delhi 2-2 Gonasika
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