assam is playing great.. football, hockey, archery, rowing... and even atheltic... may be the state's sportpersons are coming of age.. one of those reports
Hosts Assam caused a major upset at the 33rd National Games when they defeated formidable Punjab 5-3 in the men's hockey competition here today. Guwahati, Feb 10: Hosts Assam caused a major upset at the 33rd National Games when they defeated formidable Punjab 5-3 in the men's hockey competition here today. In a thrilling Group B encounter at the Maulana Md Tayabullah hockey stadium at Bhetapara, the home team came from behind twice to register the landmark result. The hosts scored through C S Singh (32nd minute), T H Brojen (55th), S Dad (57th and 63rd) and Sanjib (65th). Punjab found the target through Gagandeep Singh (10th and 61st) and Satwinder Singh (54th). In other matches of the day, Chandigarh held Orissa 1-1, Delhi beat Tamil Nadu 2-0 and Services pipped Maharashtra 2-1. In the match involving the hosts, Punjab drew first blood when Gagandeep latched onto a long ball and beat two defenders before slotting one past custodian Jagdish. drew parity just before the half-time when C S Singh tapped home from a goalmouth melee following a penalty corner attempt. The match came to life in the final 20 minutes when as many as six goals were scored. The turning point was the yellow card to Punjab's Kuljit Singh which left his team a man short. However, the north Indian team scored their second goal when Satwinder deflected a free-hit taken from outside the striking circle. Cheered on by the local crowd, went on the attack and restored parity through a penalty corner rebound by Brojen. They took the lead soon after as Dad received the ball from Sanjib to beat Punjab goalkeeper K M Subyia. It was 3-3 when Gagandeep converted a penalty corner, but scored twice in two minutes to settle the issue in their favour. Bureau report ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097
