A 23-point second half from the Haryana Steelers saw them beat the Puneri Paltan 37-30. Steelersโ skipper Vikash Kandola led by example with eight raid points, while Mohit had a night to remember, scoring a career-high seven tackle points. Lets us look at the post-match review of Haryana Steelers VS Puneri Paltan
Haryana Steelers VS Puneri Paltan: First Half
The first half of the match was pretty low-scoring. The teams split the first 10 points evenly, as they both matched each other blow-for-blow to keep the game all square. Aslam Inamdar and Vishal Bhardwaj combined to reduce the Steelers to just three players on the mat. But Haryana’s defence fought back. Ravi Kumarโs assured tackle on Tomar was the final point scored in the half, as the two teams went into the break tied at 14-14.
Haryana Steelers VS Puneri Paltan: Second Half
The Steelersโ defence opened the second half by pinning down substitute Victor Obiero. Kandola added a touchpoint to his tally to reduce Pune to a solitary man on the mat. In the subsequent raid, Haryanaโs defence made no mistake to inflict the gameโs first All Out. The five-point lead soon ballooned to eight. Rohit Gulia, Kandola, and Haryanaโs defence helped their side embark on a 6-3 run. Three more touchpoints from Meetu and Kandola left the Paltan with just a solitary man on the mat. Haryanaโs defence made no mistake in pinning the lone man down to inflict another All-Out on the Paltan and push the Steelersโ lead to 10. Pune responded with a 4-1 run to cut the deficit to seven. But a two-point raid from Ashish Narwal. And a couple of tackle points from Mohit helped Haryana retain their 10-point advantage.
With victory out of sight, the Paltan pushed to rescue a point from the contest. They managed to score four unanswered points, courtesy of Karamvirโs tackle on Kandola, a raid point from Inamdar and Vishwas a self-out from Ravi Kumar to cut the deficit to six. In the gameโs final raid, Vinay ended the Paltanโs surge with a touchpoint on Abinesh Nadarajan. But it didnโt affect the result much, as Pune took a point from the contest while Haryana walked away with five.
Top Performersย
Haryana Steelersย
Best Raider โ Vikash Kandola (8 Raid Points)
Best Defender โ Mohit (7 Tackle Points)
Puneri Paltan
Best Raider โ Vishwas S (7 Raid Points)
Best Defender โ Sanket Sawant (3 Tackle Points)
