According to a release issued by HIL, in the first half no team was able to score a goal in the first 10 minutes, but Tamil Nadu Dragons changed their game. He made repeated trips into the opposition circle and had the chance to take the lead through a corner in the final minutes, but Jamie Carr made a brilliant save to his right to deny Blake Govers.
However, the Dragons did not have to wait long to take the lead as Karthi scored within seconds of the second quarter. Uttam played a brilliant aerial pass across goal and Karthi was in the right place at the right time to head the ball into the net for his second goal of the season.
Bengal Tigers moved forward in search of an equaliser, but the Dragons defended stoutly. Jugraj Singh hit a brilliant dragflick midway through the second quarter and David Harte blocked it onto the crossbar and Afan Youssef's strike came back soon after. Sean Findlay also tried to score, but Harte blocked it.
Findlay's side finally had a strong chance when Sébastien Dockier found himself unmarked in the circle and struck from a tight angle, but Harte made a clinical block off his line.
Bengal Tigers continued to raid the Dragons' box. They won a penalty corner in the 35th minute, but Harte did a brilliant job of blocking Sam Lane's effort. However, after a few seconds, Harte could not do much as Rupinder Pal Singh scored a penalty stroke to give his team the equaliser.
Bengal took the lead just a minute later when Tim Cross' strike bounced off the woodwork. The Dragons took the lead in the 37th minute, against the grain of the game, when a beautiful long pass found Mortiz Ludwig in the circle and he played an inch-perfect pass to Uttam, who calmly put it into the back of the net to make the score 2-. Did 1.
Bengal Tigers missed three penalty corners in the 39th minute and had a golden opportunity to equalize when they got another penalty stroke in the 44th minute. Rupinder stepped forward and tried, but in his unusual manner his effort went wide of the target.
In the 52nd minute, Rupinder got another chance from a penalty corner, but his drag flick failed to trouble the goalkeeper. The Dragons team was reduced to 10 players when Ludwig got a yellow card in the 54th minute and the situation got worse when Chandan Yadav also got a yellow card in the 58th minute. But the Tamil Nadu team won with a brilliant defensive performance. This win further extended the winning streak of Tamil Nadu Dragons and moved them to the top of the Hero Hockey India League points table by overtaking Bengal Tigers. (ANI)
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