Surjit Hockey Tournament begins

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, October 23

The Punjab Police beat Rail Coach Factory (RCF) Kapurthala by 1-0 and earned three points in the inaugural match of the Surjit Hockey Tournament here at Katoch Astroturf Hockey Stadium this evening.

Lt Gen C Bansi Ponnappa, GOC, Vajra Corps, inaugurated the tournament.

In Pool B’s first match, the Punjab Police, Jalandhar, and the RCF played good game. The first quarter of the match was goalless. In this quarter, the Punjab Police and the RCF wasted one penalty corner each. In the second quarter’s 27th minute Olympian Ramandeep Singh scored a field goal from pass of Simranjit Singh for the Punjab Police. After that, the railmen wasted two penalty corners in a row. At the half time, the Punjab Police was leading by 1-0.

After the half time, the RCF team mounted pressure and earned three penalty corners in the third quarter, but Punjab Police goalkeeper Harjot Singh made good saves. In the last quarter, both teams wasted many chances to score.