Indian Navy torpedo Central Secretariat to lift hockey title

Local outfit Indian Navy rallied in the second half to overcome Central Secretariat of Delhi 2-1 and lift the 14th PMC Bank-All India Guru Tegh Bahadur hockey tournament Tuesday.

Central Secretariat opened the scoring through Jayesh Jadhavs snap goal in the 29th minute of the final played here at the MHAL-Mahindra Stadium.

But a determined Navy converted two penalty corners through Suman Kindo in the 37th minute and Jugraj Singh (55th minute) to turn the tables on the Delhi side and emerge triumphant.

It was the sailors' maiden all-India title in Mumbai and they also avenged their 1-5 loss to the Delhi outfit in the group phase.

The match witnessed a mediocre fare in the opening session. Both teams lacked creativity and there were few goal- scoring opportunities at either end.

However, towards the end of the first half, Jadhav launched into a run, cut into the striking circle and beat Navy goalkeeper B Sanjay with an angular hit to put Secretariat in front.

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