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Tirkey fashions Steelers' win

Chandigarh : Skipper Dilip Tirkey struck three fabulous penalty-corner goals to fashion Orissa Steelers' comprehensive 4-1 victory over Maratha Warriors and make sure of a berth in the three-match final of the Premier Hockey League here on Friday.

The first goal came in the 19th minute from Orissa's first short corner and Tirkey's power-packed undercut beat the goalkeeper. The second goal came in the 27th minute from second short corner.

This time too Tirkey beat goalkeeper Adrian d'Souza and the ball rose off Viren Rasquinha's stick on the goalline to settle in the net.

Tirkey scored again from the third of Steelers' six penalty corners in the 38th minute in similar fashion, the ball deflection into the net.

In-between, Orissa's Argentine player player Mario Alamada struck a field goal in the 25th minute.

Warriors reduced the margin with three minutes to go for the hooter from last short corner when Kuldeep's direct hit rose off rival goalie Salman Akbar's pads and settled in the net.

Shers swamps Veerans

Gagan Ajit Singh scored three goals as Sher-e-Jalandhar thrashed Chennai Veerans 6-0 in another encounter.

Gagan sounded the boards in the 20th, 41st and 67th minutes of the game to set up Sher-e-Jalandhar's comprehensive win in the second leg game.

Tejbir Singh scored two goals in the 47th and 57th minutes, both moves engineered by Sher-e-Jalandhar's Spanish import Santi Freixa. Kanwalpreet Singh scored off a penalty corner in the 62nd minute.

Shers now has 20 points and Veerans 13. — PTI

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