Pro Kabaddi League 2019 : Puneri Paltan defeats Gujarat Fortunegiants

In match no. 28 of VIVO Pro Kabaddi Season 7, Puneri Paltan defeats Gujarat Fortunegiants by 2 points difference in Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna.

 Final Score : Gujarat Fortunegiants vs Puneri Paltan 31 – 33

PUNE’S DEFENDERS SHUT DOWN GUJARAT TO GET THEM FIRST EVER WIN OVER FORTUNEGIANTS

• Girish Ernak scored a brilliant HIGH 5 today to lead Pune to victory. He scored his 5 tackle points from just 6 tackles.
• This is the first HIGH 5 for Puneri Paltan this season.
• In the 1^st half, Girish had just 1 tackle point, but he came alive in the 2^nd half with 5 tackle points.
• This included 1 Super Tackle on Rohit Gulia in the 2^nd
• He was well supported by raider Manjeet who chipped in with 4 tackle points with some timely tackles.

Pune Defenders vs. Gujarat Today
Defender	Girish Ernak	Manjeet
Tackles	7	7
Tackle points	6	4
Tackle SR	86	57

• Led by their main defender Pune outscored Gujarat in tackle points 13-8 as they outplayed the much more fancied Gujarat defence.
• All the Pune defenders picked up at least 1 tackle point today.

GUJARAT DEFENDERS CONTINUE POOR RUN

• For the third straight game Gujarat’s cover combo of Parvesh Bhainswal and Sunil Kumar failed to click.
• The 2 defenders combined scored just 2 tackle points.
• For the 2^nd straight game Gujarat scored single digit tackle points (8) majorly due to their lead defenders not chipping in.
• Both Sunil and Parvesh failed to score in the 1^st half and scored their only tackle points in the 2^nd
  • Parvesh scored his only tackle point in the 37^th minute of the match
  • Sunil Kumar scored his only tackle point in the last 2 minutes of the match

Gujarat Covers vs. Pune Today
Defender	Sunil Kumar	Parvesh Bhainswal
Tackles	4	4
Tackle points	1	1
Tackle SR	25	25

• No defender scored more than 2 tackle points for Gujarat
  • Their 2 young corners Sumit and Ankit scored 2 tackle points each
  • RuturajKoravi and More GB scored 1 tackle point each

SACHIN’S 2^ND HALF SHOW BRINGS BACK FORTUNEGIANTS

• Gujarat’s raiders tried their best to bring the team back in the 2^nd
• Sachin was sensational in the 2^nd half as he scored 8 of his 9 raid points in this 2^nd
• He had scored just 1 raid point in the 1^st
• Rohit Gulia meanwhile had a forgettable 2^nd half after a good start. After scoring 5 raid points in the 1^st half, he had just 1 raid point in the 2^nd

Sachin vs. Pune Today				Rohit Gulia vs. Pune Today
1st Half	Raider	2nd Half		1st Half	Raider	2nd Half
5	Raids	9		8	Raids	4
1	Raid Points	8		5	Raid Points	1
1	Failed Raids	2		3	Failed Raids	2
20	Raid SR	89		63	Raid SR	25

• More GB also chipped in with 4 raid points.
• Gujarat scored 21 raid points today outperforming Pune in this department 21-15.
• But the failure of their defence cost them the match.