Army XI humbles South Central Railway 2-1

Army XI bounced back from a goal deficit to trounce South Central Railway 2-1 in the finals of the 10th All-India Guru Tegh Bahadur Gold Cup Hockey Tournament at the MHA-Mahindra stadium here today.
South Central Railway midfielder Raju Pal set up B Horo with a brilliant pass and the latter reverse hit from the edge of the striking circle beat Army goalkeeper P T Rao to put the railway side ahead in the ninth minute.
Thereafter, Army regrouped and tried hard to force the equaliser but their attempts were foiled by goalkeeper Sushant Tirkey who made quite a number of saves.

The Army then drew level when Binoy Bhengra scored in the 37th minute by tapping in Vishwa Thakur's centre from the left.
Tenison Singh sounded the board in the 58th minute with a reverse shot to give Army a 2-1 lead.
The Army side clinched the trophy and received a cash award of Rs 1.25 lakh, while South Central Railway received the runners-up trophy and a cash prize of Rs 75,000.
Rinel Singh of Army XI was adjudged the player of the tournament and was award Rs 10,000. His teammate Siraju A P was named best forward, while South Central Railway's Sushant Tirkey and Gagandeep Singh won the best goalkeeper and defender awards respectively. All three received Rs 5,000 each.