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Navy, Tatas in title clash

MUMBAI, APRIL 21: An efficient Navy moved down Bank of India (BoI) 3-1 as they entered the final clash with Tatas in the Punjab and Mahar...

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MUMBAI, APRIL 21: An efficient Navy moved down Bank of India (BoI) 3-1 as they entered the final clash with Tatas in the Punjab and Maharashtra sponsored, Guru Nanak Devji hockey tournament at the Khalsa College here today.

Navy’ speed and relentless attacking style was too much for the seeming slow BoI.

BoI’s transition from defence to mid-field and attack was so slow that the Navy team quickly regrouped in the time to thwart the attack. So much so that BoI did not see any action in the first-half with Navy holding domination completely.

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Navy’s efficient display was matched by their superlative scoring. As early in the ninth minute, they scored the first goal with James Peter Ekka relaying the ball to Avtar Singh at the top of the area. Avtar hit it towards Robert Bara who scored the first goal.

But it took 38 minutes to score their second which exposed BoI’s inabilities in the defence. From a hit-in, the ball reached Dolfinua Bara, who had enough time to stop the ball, set up the goal and smash itin.

A rasping drive from the top of the semi-circle in the 58th minute gave them the third goal with BL Murugappan hitting in a drive.

BoI’s goal came when the game as a contest was over.

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Charles Dias provided the pass for Lovlum Charles to reduce the margin.

The Tatas-RCF match was in total contrast. There was very little action with the only goal of the match coming with last piece of action in the game.

Tatas held possession for long periods but their plan of finding forwards Raju Bagade or Manoj Lokhande with rasping hits failed almost throughout the match. RCF’s Hemant Dabak and Meghraj could have worked a good combination but they were kept apart by the Tatas defence.

The goal came through Lokhande, who dived in to deflect Weldon Miranda’s cross.

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