Hockey India League: First win for Lancers

Lancers went ahead in the seventh minute through Argentine

Lucas Villa.

Kalinga Lancers registered its first win in the Hero Hockey India

League with a 2-1 victory over Dabur Mumbai Magicians at the

Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday.

Lancers went ahead in the seventh minute through Argentine

Lucas Villa.

The Lancers continued to dominate and got the second in the 26th

when Aussie Aron Zalewski scored despite being outnumbered

inside the striking circle.

Magicians reworked their strategy during the break and began to

have more possession. The pressure did work as the Lancers

conceded a penalty in the 38th minute which was gleefully

converted by Glenn Turner.

The final quarter was the most entertaining with both teams in full

flow. Magicians earned its first penalty corner in the 53rd minute

and Gurjinder Singh’s push was saved by a confident Harjot. In the

next minute Zalewsky was denied by Sreejesh.

The host earned three penalty corners in quick succession but

failed to utilise even one as Man-of-the-Match Harjot stood like a

rock. Zalewski was credited with the golden goal of the match.

Narrow win for Rhinos
At Lucknow, defending champion Ranchi Rhinos eked out a 2-1

win over Uttar Pradesh Wizards to consolidate its position in the

points table.

The results:

Kalinga Lancers 2 (Lucas Villa 7, Aron Zalewski 26) bt Dabur

Mumbai Magicians 1 (Glenn Turner 38).

At Lucknow: Ranchi Rhinos 2 (Ashley Jackson 18, Barry Middleton

26) bt Uttar Pradesh Wizards 1 (Edward Ockenden 50).