It was the home team which had the first chance to score soon after the resumption of play in the second quarter but they wasted the opportunity as Punjab goalkeeper Kumar Subramiam made a good save from close range.

The Wizards then got their first scoring chance in the 23rd minute but Hertzberger's reverse hit from top of the circle was saved by Delhi custodian Nicolas Jacobi. The Waveriders was again denied by an alert Punjab goalkeeper Subramiam who brilliantly palmed away Akashdeep Singh's diving reverse shot from the top of the 'D'. Subramiam was once again at the thick of things when he denied Simon Child from a goalmouth melee just three minutes from the half-time. The Wizards earned two penalty corners in the first half but wasted both as the two teams failed to break the deadlock in the opening half. The Waveriders' struggle continued after the change of ends as the Wizards pressed hard for goals and applied pressure on the Delhi defence soon after the resumption of play. Wizards' continuous pressure soon yielded result when Hertzberger scored a fine field goal in the 39th minute to break the deadlock. Hertzberger neatly collected a pass and then dodged past three Delhi defenders to score the goal with a reverse shot from top of the circle which rival goalkeeper Jacobi had no answer. Pegged by the strike, the UP outfit went all out attacking and doubled their lead 10 minutes later through Uthappa who scored from a reverse after the initial shot was saved by an onrushing Jacobi. If that was not enough for a humiliation for the table toppers, seven minutes later an unmarked Somanna slotted home past Jacobi after receiving a fine pass from Nithin Thimmaiah to make the scoreline 3-0 in favour of the visitors. The hosts, however, pulled one back through Hayward from one of the three penalty corners they earned in succession. But the Wizards restored their three goal lead in the subsequent move when an unmarked Gunasekar slotted home from the left flank past Jacobi after receiving a fine pass from Thimmiah.