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HIL: Hyderabad Toofans beats Soorma Hockey Club 3-1 in semis - Highlights
Catch highlights of the Hockey India League semifinal between Soorma Hockey Club and Hyderabad Toofans.
Hyderabad Toofans trounced Soorma Hockey Club 3-1 in the second semifinals of the Hockey India League (HIL) 2024-25 at the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Friday.
Hyderabad Toofans will face Rarh Bengal Tigers in the final on Sunday. The Tigers beat the Tamil Nadu Dragons in the shootout in the first semifinal earlier today.
The Soorma failed to match the Toofans in any department as goals from Amandeep Lakra, Jacob Anderson and Nilakanta Sharma helped the Toofans prevail in the second semifinal.
Jeremy Hayward scored the consolation goal for the Soorma Hockey Club.
Catch highlights:
Live Updates
- 31 Jan 2025 3:18 PM GMT
21' Clearance by Nicolas Keenan
Keenan shows his 3D skill at the Soorma defence by making a clearance from inside the box.
- 31 Jan 2025 3:16 PM GMT
21' Attack by Hyderabad Toofans
Hyderabad Toofans curise with the ball but Arshdeep Singh is tackled by Jeremy Hayward just before the circle. Hawards gets a green card and sits out for 2 minutes.
- 31 Jan 2025 3:12 PM GMT
18' Penalty corner for Hyderabad Toofans
Shilananda Lakra wins a penalty corner for Hyderabad Toofans by finding the boy of a Soorma Hockey Club player.
But Gonzalo Peillat's drag flick is saved by Vincent Vanasch.
- 31 Jan 2025 3:11 PM GMT
16' Save by Dominic Dixon
Dominic Dixon of Hyderabad Toofans makes a brilliant save to deny the Soorma Hockey Club a chance to take the lead.
- 31 Jan 2025 3:08 PM GMT
2nd quarter gets underway
Who will score the first goal of the match - Soorma Hockey Club or Hyderabad Toofans?
- 31 Jan 2025 3:07 PM GMT
15' Penalty corner Soorma Hockey Club
Gurjant Singh earns a penalty corner as he is tackled by Arthur De Sloover.
But the Toofans' goalkeeper Bikramjit Singh makes a brilliant save by kicking the ball away.
- 31 Jan 2025 3:05 PM GMT
14' Good defending by Toofans
Soorma Hockey Club breaks into a counterattack but its effort is blocked by Arsdheep.
Both teams have yet to pose any serious threat to each other!
- 31 Jan 2025 3:02 PM GMT
11' No goal!
Rajinder offers a sharp pass from the right, and Tim Brand's deflection sees the ball hit the board. But it is not a goal as the ball takes a deflection of his feet.
- 31 Jan 2025 2:59 PM GMT
8' Penalty corner for Hyderabad Toofans
A speedy passing game earns the Toofans the first penalty corner of the match, with Talwinder, who gets a pass from Peillat, finding the feet of a Soorma player.
But Peillat's drag flick goe wide.
