Ranchi Rays won the match with a score line of 3-2 against Kalinga Lancers

Indian Hockey Admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 07:36:17 +0000

The defending champions Ranchi Rays came on the top of the table by defeating Kalinga Lancers 3-2 at the Kalinga Stadium with total 27 points in the 4th Coal India Hockey India League.
In the first quarter both teams battled hard showing their defensive skills but field goal from Dharamvir Singh took the Kalinga Lancers 2-0 up in the 9^th minute. Ranchi Rays captain Ashley Jackson made an excellent penalty corner conversion to rise the score to 2-1.
The score was unchanged till the half time due to an eye catching performance of both teams. The score board was looking like its freezed at 2-1 in the favor of Kalinga Lancers. The Ranchi Rays tried their best to get a goal in the third quarter but failed to get one. The score was still 2-1 after end of the third quarter.

Ranchi Rays vs Kalinga Lancers Photo Credits: Hockey india League

In the 49^th minute of the game Mohd Amir Khan shot a goal giving Ranchi Rays a lead 3-2 over Kalinga Lancers. Kalingas tried hard to equalize the game by getting penalty corner but failed to score one.
“The Man of the Match’ award of INR 50,000 was given to Mohd. Amir Khan from Ranchi Rays. The Coal India Goal of the Match of INR 50,000 was awarded to Ashley Jackson from Ranchi Rays by Shri Anil Kumar Jha. The ‘Hero Emerging Player of the Match’ award of INR 25,000 was awarded to Matthew Dawson form Kalinga Lancers, while ‘The Most Entertaining Player of the Match’ award went to Moritz Fuerste from Kalinga Lancers.

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Coal India Hockey India League 2016 Starts Today

Indian Hockey Admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 08:05:40 +0000

The much-awaited Coal India Hockey India League 2016 will be inaugurated at the Kalinga Stadium here today at 6 pm. Chief Minister Odisha Naveen Patnaik is scheduled to inaugurate the tournament in the presence of Coal India officials.
The Kalinga Lancers will take on Uttar Pradesh (UP) Wizards in the opening match of the fourth edition of Hockey India League (HIL). Both teams are fully prepared for the match.

Hockey India League 2016 Starts Today

A total of six team team are participating in the tournament and the tournament will take place from 18th January to 21 January 2016.
The prizes for players has been doubled, the player of the tournament will get 50 lakhs which was 25 lakhs in the previous session.

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Ranchi Rays won the match with a score line of 3-2 against Kalinga Lancers

Coal India Hockey India League 2016 Starts Today