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| | Sher-e-Jalandhar beat Orissa Steelers 7-6 via a sudden death tie-breaker in the first match of the best-of-three Premier Hockey League finals here tonight. Locked 1-1 at the end of the regulation time and also after two sessions of extra-time, the match went into the tie-breaker, but when the two teams converted two attempts each, the matter was decided through sudden death. It took the 15th hit in the tie-breaker from the Shers' Prabdeep Singh to break the deadlock. The two goalkeepers Shers' Kamaldeep and Steelers' Pakistani import Salman Akbar stood like a wall forcing opposition players to make errors. Earlier, the tournament's leading goalscorer, Sher-e-Jalandhar striker Gagan Ajit Singh found the target in the 37th minute of the match. Gagan, who was inside the striking circle, got a long pass from captain Kanwalpreet and dodged a diving Salman Akbar before gently pushing the ball into the goal. Sunil Ekka got the equaliser in the 64th minute from his side first penalty corner when he managed to push the ball in after a mix-up in front of goal. |
