HIL: Team Gonasika defeats Soorma Hockey Club – Highlights

48' - SOORMA SCOREEE!

Nicolas Keenan with a pass into the circle from the right and Pawan Rajbhar deflects it in. Soorma Hockey Club have equalised!

Soorma 1-1 Gonasika

END OF THIRD QUARTER

Team Gonasika continue from where they left off in the first half and they were duly rewarded for their consistent efforts early in the third quarter. The Soorma Hockey Club have been a bit subdued through out the match and they will need to shake it off in the final quarter.

Can Gonasika hold on?

Soorma 0-1 Gonasika

40' - Manpreet asks the umpire to calm down

Manpreet Singh is fouled for the third time in the quarter and he is unhappy as he gets up from the floor. The umpire comes in to have a word with him and the former Indian captain tells him to calm down. Uno Reverse there from Manpreet. Fun.

Soorma 0-1 Gonasika

36' - Gonasika miss PC

Another error from Gurinder inside the circle and Team Gonasika have a penalty corner. 

However, Nilam Sanjeep Xess' drag flick is blocked cleanly by the Soorma first rusher to get things back in control.

Soorma 0-1 Gonasika

33' - GONASIKA SCOREEE!

A good pass from Amir to Mandeep Singh inside the circle, who sends the ball to Nilam Sanjeep Xess on the left baseline. Nilam tries to put the ball in front of the goal, searching for his teammates.

But he doesn't really need his teammate. Soorma's Gurinder, trying to intercept the ball, deflects it in instead. A classic own goal, if I may.

Soorma 0-1 Gonasika

31' - Back for second half

We are back for the second half and Team Gonasika get us underway. The Soorma are down to ten men with a yellow card Harjeet picked up late in the second quarter.

Soorma 0-0 Gonasika

Some probing from both teams, but no finishing blow yet as we head into halftime.

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HALF TIME!

An interesting first half with neither teams willing to give an inch. There were not many threatening runs in the circle, but whatever little action we have had in front of the goal has been handled well by the defenders and goalkeepers.

Gonasika looked eager to press in the second quarter, but they don't have any goals to show for it. The deadlock remains.

Soorma 0-0 Gonasika

27' - Clement goes wide!

A good run in from the left by Lee Morton and he passes it to Timothee Clement, whose deflection goes wide of the near post. A good chance missed by Team Gonasika.

Soorma 0-0 Gonasika

23' - Pradip Mandal takes a blow now

Gonasika are on an attack and Mandeep Singh looks to chip the ball inside the circle and he hits Pradip Mandal of Soorma on the side of his head.

The 17-year-old Mandal is bleeding slightly and has to go off. Unintentional from Mandeep, but that is scary.

Soorma 0-0 Gonasika