Chhattisgarh News: Mainpat Titans will face Sanskardhani Strikers in the final of Chhattisgarh Hockey League. In the second semi-final, Mainpat Titans defeated Bailadila Bulls 3-1 and made it to the title match. Earlier, Sanskardhani Strikers had secured their ticket to the final by defeating Nyayadhani Knights 6-3.
Mainpat Titans beat Bailadila Bulls 3-1
The second semi-final saw a tough contest between Mainpat Titans and Bailadila Bulls. Mainpat's Sandeep Kumar opened the team's account by scoring a goal on the penalty corner. This remained the only goal till the first half. The defense of both the teams performed strongly and did not give many chances to the opposition teams in the circle.
Mohit Nayak of Mainpat got two good chances to score, but Bailadila goalkeeper Daleshwar Yadav did not allow him to succeed. On the other hand, Jaskaran Singh's penalty corner was stopped by Mainpat goalkeeper Alfaz Khan.
Prince Bhagat scored a brilliant deflection about 10 minutes before the end of the game to take Mainpat's lead to 2-0. After this he also scored his second goal. In the last moments of the match, Ankit Kujur scored a goal for Bailadila, but could not save the team from defeat. Mainpat won the match 3-1.
Sanskaardhani Strikers in the final with Shahrukh's hat-trick
In the first semi-final, Sanskardhani Strikers defeated Nyadhani Knights 6-3. In the match, both the teams played at a fast pace. Shahrukh gave the Strikers an early lead by scoring a goal through a flick. After this, Adarsh equalized the score with a field goal, while Chirag scored the second goal for Nyayadhani.
In the second quarter, Ashish Tani Purti scored his 13th goal of the league from a penalty corner and became the leading goalscorer of the tournament. Arbaaz Ali also scored a goal. In the third quarter, Shahrukh completed his hat-trick by scoring two goals and gave the Strikers the lead.
Aryan Zes scored the fifth goal in the last quarter. After this, with goals from Om Kumar Yadav and Nishant Tirkey, Sanskardhani Strikers won 6-3 and entered the final.
Many officers witnessed the fight
Deputy Chief Minister and Sports Minister Arun Sao, MLA Anuj Sharma, Sports and Youth Welfare Department Secretary Yashwant Kumar, BCCI Treasurer Prabhtej Singh Bhatia and officials and representatives of various institutions had reached the stadium to watch the second semi-final.