Gold Cup: Jugraj shines as Indian Navy defeat Hockey Bhopal

Drag-flicker Jugraj Singh was in his elements as he scored four goals to pilot Indian Navy, Mumbai to a convincing 5-2 win against Hockey Bhopal in a Group-B league match of the 14th PMC Bank-All India Guru Tegh Bahadur Gold Cup hockey tournament here on Sunday.

Navy enjoyed a 2-0 half-time lead. Indian Navy enjoyed smooth sailing from the start, but they had to wait till the 17thminute to forge ahead when Jugraj, with a direct hit attempt, beat Bhopal goalkeeper Abdul Samad from a penalty corner.

Nine minutes later, he scored from a penalty stroke, which was awarded by umpire Javed Shaikh after Amit Goswami was stick checked by a Hockey Bhopal defender.

After the change of ends, Navy earned another penalty stroke when Pawan Rajbhar's shot from a penalty corner struck the foot of a defender on the goal-line and umpire Keerthi Muthappa awarded a penalty stroke in the 40th minute.

Ten minutes later, Hockey Bhopal reduced the deficit when Vikas Choudhry combined nicely with