Soorma Hockey Club beat Tamil Nadu Dragons 1-1 (4-1 SO) in penalty shootouts

Soorma Hockey Club took on Tamil Nadu Dragons and beat them 11 41 SO clinching the bonus point in penalty shootouts to conclude the second day of action at the Hero Hockey India League 202425 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela todayNathan Ephraums 49 scored the first goal of the game for Tamil Nadu Dragons in the fourth quarter but Gurjant Singh 54 quickly equalised for Soorma Hockey Club ending regulation time as a 11 draw as per the HIL press releaseAlso ReadMagnus Carlsen returns to Blitz worlds after FIDE allows jeansThe game began cautiously with both teams feeling each other out Tamil Nadu Dragons gradually found their rhythm making occasional forays into Soorma territory but failed to produce a shot on target Soormas Gurjant Singh injected some energy into the game picking up the ball on the right wing skipping past his marker and firing a reverse shot but Tamil Nadu Dragons goalkeeper David Harte was up to the task making a crucial save with just four minutes remaining in the quarter In the dying moments of the first quarter Victor Wegnez surged into the shooting circle earning a penalty corner However Nicolas Della Torres flick went wide leaving the deadlock unbroken Taking to XVIDEO Hockey India League The Soorma Hockey Club defeated Tamil Nadu Dragons 41 in a thrilling shootout after a hardfought 11 draw in regulation time in their Hockey India League 202425 opening match Tamil Nadu Dragons player Amit Rohidas says Both the teams foughthellip pictwittercomqoOdMH8pCAmdash Press Trust of India PTI_News December 30 2024Tamil Nadu Dragons Thomas Sorsby created the first opportunity of the second quarter by drawing a penalty corner on the counter but Soormas defensive unit held firm to avert the danger Soorma then took control of possession looking to carve out a clear scoring chance and it was Wengez who threatened to score on the reverse with the half coming to a close but his shot sailed wide Tom Craig rushed into the shooting circle from a Tamil Nadu Dragons counterattack and stretched to swat the ball on goal but Soormas Goalkeeper Vincent Vanasch charged down the shot and the second quarter ended goallessThree minutes into the third quarter Blake Govers manufactured a penalty corner for Tamil Nadu Dragons but Jip Janssens flick was off the mark Nicolas Poncelet responded by earning a penalty corner for Soorma and David Harte pulled off a superb save to deny Harmanpreet Singh Both teams remained cautious in possession but failed to create more chances and the third quarter ended 00Soorma created a penalty corner as the last quarter began but Harmanpreets drag flick was swatted away by Thomas Sorsby on the line Soon after Tamil Nadu Dragons went on to earn a penalty corner of their own and Nathan Ephraums pounced on a save by Vincent Vanasch to find the back of the net and finally break the deadlock Soorma surged ahead in search for an equaliser and earned a penalty corner with six minutes left in the game This time it was Gurjant who pounced on a save from David Harte to lift the ball into the net and restore parity for Soorma Hockey Club forcing the game into penalty shootoutsHarmanpreet Singh Victor Wegnez Vivek Sagar Prasad and Nicolas Keenan scored for Soorma Hockey Club while Vincent Vanasch made two saves to win the match in penalty shootoutsI am in a great team we had a close match but I did my part in the penalty shootouts and we walked away with the win Player of the Match Vincent Vanasch said after the match as quoted by a HIL press releaseThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever