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HIL: Rarh Bengal Tigers emerges champion with 4-3 win over Hyderabad Toofans in final - Highlights
Catch highlights of the HIL final between Rarh Bengal Tigers and Hyderabad Toofans.
Rarh Bengal Tigers emerged champion of the Hockey India League 2024-25 by winning a nerve-wracking final against Hyderabad Toofans 4-3 at the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Saturday.
Jugraj Singh slammed a hat-trick while Same Lane scored the other goal for the Tigers. Gonzalo Peillat scored a brace for the Toofans, while Amandeep Lakra scored once.
Jugraj won the Player of the Match award and finished the tournament as the highest goal scorer.
Sukhjeet Singh won the Player of the Tournament award.
Catch highlights:
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- 1 Feb 2025 3:17 PM GMT
20' Hyderabad Toofans dominates the game
Hyderabad Toofans remains the dominant side in the game, with Nilakanta Sharma taking the attack into the Rarh Bengal Tigers' defence.
- 1 Feb 2025 3:13 PM GMT
16' Rarh Bengal Tigers defend well
Hyderabad Toofans' Nilakanta Sharma beats two defenders to set up Shilanand inside the circle. But the latter faces a challenge as Tim Cross makes an interception and blocks his effort to pose a danger to Carr.
- 1 Feb 2025 3:10 PM GMT
2nd quarter gets underway
Will the Toofans extend its lead or the Rarh Bengal Tigers draw level in the second quarter?
- 1 Feb 2025 3:09 PM GMT
15' End of 1st quarter | Hyderabad Toofans 1-0 Rarh Bengal Tigers
Hyderabad Toofans finishes the first quarter 1-0, courtesy of a goal by Gonzalo Peillat.
- 1 Feb 2025 3:07 PM GMT
13' Long corner for Hyderabad Toofans
Shilanand makes a brisk run down the left side and tries to enter the circle but Jasjit Singh Kular does well to stick around him and deny him a chance to play into the circle. But Rarh Bengal Tigers gets a long corner, and Jasjit does well again by clearing the danger.
- 1 Feb 2025 3:05 PM GMT
11' Good defending by Wallace
Boccard eyes for a foot inside the circle but Wallace defends well to force the Rarh Bengal Tigers' player to play the ball out.
- 1 Feb 2025 3:02 PM GMT
8' Goal! Hyderabad Toofans takes the lead now
Gonzalo Peillat makes no mistake to convert the penalty corner into a goal. He opts for the right side of the goal and Carr has no chance. It is Peillat's seventh goal of the tournament.
Hyderabad Toofans 1-0 Rarh Bengal Tigers
- 1 Feb 2025 3:00 PM GMT
8' Penalty corner for Hyderabad Toofans
Tim Brand enters the circle and finds the foot of a Rarh Bengal Tigers player.
- 1 Feb 2025 2:58 PM GMT
6' Goal rejected! Hyderabad Toofans loses a chance to take the lead
Arshdeep Singh's reverse flick sounds the board. Goalkeeper Jamie Carr comes out of his position and Arshdeep hits the board.
But wait! The Rarh Bengal Tigers goes for a referral. And the video umpire asks the on-field umpire to give a free hit as Carr challenges the goal, citing a backstick from Arshdeep.
- 1 Feb 2025 2:53 PM GMT
4' Penalty corner for Rarh Bengal Tigers
Dockier earns a penalty corner for the Rarh Bengal Tigers.
Jugraj is the first battery and Boccard the second.
The Tigers try to play a variation and wins another PC.
Tim Brand blocks it and the Tigers gets another PC. And this time, goalkeeper Bikramjit Singh makes a brilliant save by kicking the ball away.
Nilakanta Sharma breaks into a counterattack.
