UBI upset CRMD

The fast-paced match saw UBI take the lead in the 14th minute when Pillay gave a cross-pass to the unmarked left-out Deepak Joshi. The latter did well to tap the ball into the net, catching CRMD custodian Arun Gurung in the wrong angle.

The rest of the first-half saw no goals as CRMD looked content to keep the UBI forwards at bay.

The second-half saw UBI miss many chances. But CRMD took their chances and manged to bang in the equaliser in the 50th minute through a penalty corner direct conversion by veteran full-back Sukhbinder Singh.

Four minutes later, UBI found their touch with a fine field goal netted by Balbinder Singh off a Pillay throughpass. The stunned CRMD tried with renewed vigour and managed to get the second equaliser through hard-working half Rakesh P.

But UBI continued to put pressure on the CRMD defence and their repeated raids saw umpire SS Walia grant them a stroke8217; for deliberate infringement by custodian Gurung. Pillay made no mistake as he slammed the ball to the extreme right of the post, two minutes from the final whistle.