HIL 2024-25, Match 6 Highlights: Rupinder Pal Singh's Penalty Stroke Gives Bengal Tigers Victory Over Gonasika; SRBT 2-1 GSKA

Shrachi Rarh Bengal T🎉igers m🎀anage to hold to their slender 2-1 lead against Team Gonasika on New Year's day. A great game nonetheless.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 2-1 Team Gonasika

Team Gonasika

Defenders: Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Amir Ali, Birend🌌ra Lakra, Yogember Rawat, Timothy Howard (Australia), Dipsan Tirkey, Anmol Ekka 

Midfielders: Manpreet Singh, Vishnukant Singh, Lee Moton (Scotland), Jack Waller (Great Britain), Jacob Dra🌃p♉er (Wales), Yashdeep Siwach, SK Uthappa, Timothee Clement (France) 

Forwards: Mand🎃eep Singh, Araijeet Singh Hundal, SV Sunil, Nikkin Thimmaia🌃h, Struan Walker (Great Britain), Victor Charlet (France) 

Goalkeepers: Oliver Payne (Great Britain), Sura🔥j Karkera, Kamalbir Singh

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers

Defenders: Jugraj Singh𓃲, Hayden Beltz (Australia), Gauthier Boccard (Belgiuꦉm), Rupinder Pal Singh, Tom Grambusch (Germany), Jasjit Singh Kular, Sebastian Dockier (Belgium)

Midfielders: Tim Cross (Ireland), Jaskaran Singh, Sean Findlay (New Zealand), Pardeep Mor, Pradhan Poovanna Chand𒀰ura, Affan Yousuf, Atul Deep, Yogesh M💞alik Singh, Pardeep Singh Sandhu, Thounaojam Ingalemba Luwang

Forwards: Abhishek, Sukhjeet🍃 Singh, Florent Van Aubel (Belgium), Sam Lane (New Zealan𒆙d), Gursewak Singh

Goalkeepers: Jamie Ca✅rr (𝕴Ireland), Ali Khan, Atal Dev Singh Chahal

The Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers vs Team Gonasika, Hockey India League match will be played at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourke🤡la on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 from 8:15pm IS𒆙T.

The Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers vs Team Gonasika, Hockey India League match will be live telecast on DD Sports, Sony Sports 1, Sony Sports 3 and Sony Sports 4 TV channels in India. It will be live streamed on the Sony Liv ap💫p and website and the OTT ap꧒p Waves in India.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers get thi🍒ngs underway against Team Gonasika in Rourkela.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 0-0 Team Gonasika 1'

F🅘irst penalty corner of the match goe🌼s to the Bengal Tigers and is saved. On we go.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 0-0 Team Gonasika 2'

Firs🃏t penalty corner for Gonasika and is saved. Still no breakthrough for either side in this Q1.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 0-0 Team Gonasika 7'

In these early minute🃏s, Gonasika looks the better team but none have created any clear-cut chances.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 0-0 Team Gonasika 9'

Nice pass and move from Team Gonasika and a great cross inside the box from Nilam X𒊎ess but no one to meet the end of the stick.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 0-0 Team Gonasika 13'

Tigers💦 look to score at the end of Q1 as they are awarded a penalty corner. But the shot hit straight to the Tigers' player and is a foot 𝓀out.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 0-0 Team Gonasika 15'

The second quarter gets underway with either side yet to get its ♈first goal. 

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 0-0 Team Gonasika 16'

Sam Lane gets in the perfect place to find someone in the Gonasika half⭕ but there is no one to meet his pass and the opportunity goes beggi🍌ng.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 0-0 Team Gonasika 19'

Poovanna Chandura gets the green card amidst Tigers' penalty corner against Team Gonasika. Tigers get another penalty corner upon referral and this time, Jugraj Singh hits straight at the Gonasika gဣoalie. No goal just yet.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 0-0 Team Gonasika 23'

Abhishek of the Bengal Tigers sees a green card and will be out for two minutes. And amidst that, Gonasಌika end up hitting the ball inside the goal but there's no touch inside the box thus no goal. Araijeet Singh Hundal of Gonasika becomes the latest player to receive a green card.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 0-0 Team Gonasika 26'

Bengal Ti💟gers get a penalty corner but they fail toꦯ convert it as Gonasika's Jack Waller defends it well.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 0-0 Team Gonasika 28'

Tea🍸m Gonasika earn a penalty corner via Mandeep Singh. And it is saved from Bengal Tigers' goalie. So no goal just yet.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 0-0 Team Gonasika 29'

No goꦬals at half-time as both teams have defended really wel🧸l.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 0-0 Team Gonasika HT

The teams are level 0-0 as the second-half gets underway at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rou💧rkela.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 0-0 Team Gonasika 2nd Half

Abhishek earns a penalty corner for the Bengal Tigers early in the third quarter. What a start for the Tigers. And there you go! Rupinder Pal Singh scores the goal of this game🐽 as he converts the penalty corner with ease.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 1-0 Team Gonasika 31'

Wow, what a start to the 2nd half. After Bengal Tigers♔' first goal⭕, Team Gonasika find their equaliser through Manpreet Singh. 1-1!

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 1-1 Team Gonasika 32'

After Gonasika's pc is saved, it's turn for the Tigers to conve💜rt through Rupinder Pal Singh. Sam Lane takes the shot this time but his shot is blocked well by Charlet. Gonasika break quickly and Walker leads the charge. He tries to find Hun🐓dal in the box but it cut out to the relief of the Tigers.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 1-1 Team Gonasika 36'

Jaskaran Singh tries a Tomahawk from the left side of the circle but fails to make the keep🍃er work.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 1-1 Team Gonasika 41'

Sukhjeet makes a good run and enters the GBSKA circle and drives a low shot at goal. Suraj Karkera makes a good sa♚ve and with that the third quarter com��es to an end.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 1-1 Team Gonasika 45'

The fouꦚrth and final quarter ജgets underway at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 1-1 Team Gonasika 46'

Penalty stroke awarded to the Bengal Tigers and Team Gonasika do not have any referrals left. Rupinder Pal Singh converts and gives his si🎀de a🎃 deserved lead.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 2-1 Team Gonasika 48'

Referee allows the goaജl for Bengal Tigers, but Gonasika players appeal to the referee for a foul. The umpire replay concurs with the GSKA players and the umpire takes back the goal and gives it a foul. 2-1 the score.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 2-1 Team Gonasika 53'

B💜oth sides have 19 circle penetrations in this game.

GSKA's Yashdeep Siwach gets a green card and they are down t🃏o 10 men in the final few minutes of the game.

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 2-1 Team Gonasika 58'