HIL Semi-Final: Rarh Bengal Tigers beats Tamil Nadu Dragons – Highlights

53' - Tigers miss PC

Rupinder Pal Singh drives himself into the circle - not something you see often - and he earns another PC for the Rarh Bengal Tigers.

Sam Lane with the drag flick but it goes over the post. The Tigers ask for a review, they feel it hit the foot of a defender before going over. The television umpire agrees and hands them another PC.

However, the two on field umpires converge and overrule the TV umpire. The Tigers keep their review though.

Tigers 1-2 Dragons

52' - Tigers miss PC

Some chaos inside the circle and the Bengal Tigers earn a penalty corner. However, they cannot convert.

Amit Rohidas once again with a brilliant rush, this time deflecting the ball away cleanly. The Tigers try to create a chance out of the rebound as well but the Dragons defence has it in control.

Tigers 1-2 Dragons

50' - Dragons in control

The Tamil Nadu Dragons have things under control. They haven't really allowed the Rarh Bengal Tigers dictate play in the first five minutes of the final quarter.

Blake Govers also sent in a good ball into the circle for the Dragons on the reverse early on, but there was no one to deflect it in.

Tigers 1-2 Dragons

END OF THIRD QUARTER!

A tough, tough quarter for the Rarh Bengal Tigers. They were jolted early, thanks to a brilliant run from Anand Lakra which was converted into a goal by Karthi Selvam.

They soon lost Sebastien Dockier for ten minutes with a yellow card but have held on well despite the disadvantage. 

The Tamil Nadu Dragons have a one-goal advantage heading into the final quarter and it would be interesting to see if they would press or if they would be happy to sit back and defend.

Tigers 1-2 Dragons

WATCH: Karthi Selvam puts Dragons back in LEAD

40' - Good run from Tigers

A good aerial ball onto the right from the Tigers and Atul Deep comes in with a good run from the baseline. He tries to chip the ball over the goalkeeper, but hits the post inside. The ball takes the deflection off the post and lands at the feet of Affan Yousuf in front of the goal.

Affan tries to take control but before he could think of a shot, he is surrounded. He looks to pass the ball, but it is intercepted and cleared away by the Dragons defence.

The Tigers are doing well to hang on despite being a man down.

Tigers 1-2 Dragons 

34' - YELLOW CARD, DOCKIER!

That's massive. Sebastien Dockier has been handed a yellow card. But unlike the usual five-minute suspension, he'll be out for ten minutes. The Bengal Tigers will be down to ten men for almost the entire third quarter.

An unnecessary and deliberate shove from Dockier on a Dragons attacker, who takes a hard fall. After replays from multiple angles, the television umpire adjudges a ten-minute yellow card.

Off goes Dockier. Can the Dragons pile on the pressure and extend their lead?

Tigers 1-2 Dragons

WATCH: Pardeep Sandhu's EQUALISER for Tigers

31' - DRAGONS SCOREEE!

Just a minute into the second half and the Tamil Nadu Dragons have re-taken their lead. This match is, honestly, a carbon copy of the last time these two teams played. Even then, the Dragons had re-taken the lead less than two minutes after the Tigers equalised.

Anand Lakra with a brilliant run on the right from the baseline and he puts the ball in. Karthi Selvam's first touch isn't the best, but he gets enough on it to beat a charging James Carr and slot the ball into the net. 

The Tigers have been jolted!

Tigers 1-2 Dragons

A goal apiece at halftime in the first semi-final, and this is still anyone's match to win! Who are you backing?

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