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Orissa Steelers posts win

Chandigarh: Orissa Steelers handed Chennai Veerans a 3-0 drubbing for its first outright win in the fourth Premier Hockey League here on Wednesday.

Chennai Veerans suffered its third straight loss and is at the bottom of the seven-team table, while Orissa has five points from four matches.

Warriors is leading the table with seven points with Chandigarh Dynamos in the second place with six.

Hyderabad Sultans, Sher-e-Jalandhar and Bangalore Hi-Fliers share the third spot with Orissa Steelers on five points.

Steelers took the lead in the 26th minute. Following a raid from the middle, Prabodh Tirkey put Eliazer Lakra in possession near the circle.

Eliazer then stepped inside and essayed a reverse hit from top of the circle and the weak shot kissed the rival goalkeeper Sreejesh’s left glove before settling in the net.

Two goals

Two goals in the space of as many minutes in the third quarter decisively tilted the match in favour of the Orissa team.

In the 41st minute, a move from the right saw Birendra Lakra get the ball in the middle. He darted down and took a shot from the edge of the circle, but the rival goalkeeper Sreejesh blocked his attempt. Sunil Ekka pounced on the rebound and tapped it in to extend the lead to 2-0.

In the very next minute, Roshan sent a pass from the top of the circle to Joga Singh on the right and the latter sent a stinging shot from zero angle.

Chennai custodian Sreejesh tried to pad it away, but the ball deflected from his pads and entered into the goal. — PTI

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