Gujarat Giants complete comfortable win over U.P. Yoddhas

Gujarat Giants recorded a comfortable 36-29 victory over a struggling U.P. Yoddhas at the Tau Devilal Indoor Stadium in Panchkula on Saturday. Parteek Dahiya (12 points) and Deepak Singh (6 points) starred for the Giants on opposite ends of the mat to take the Giants to fourth on the table. 

In a low-scoring first quarter of the game, the two teams remained neck-and-neck. Despite having taken an early lead, the Giants were pegged back by some dogged defending from U.P. Yoddhas, who despite being out of playoff contention played with a lot of pride and energy.

Just as the Giants seemed to have gained some momentum in the second quarter of the game, an outrageous Super Tackle by Hitesh on Parteek Dahiya stopped them in their tracks once again. With seconds of the half left to play, Dahiya's Super Raid to take out Gulveer Singh, Sumit and Hitesh, meant the Yoddhas were left with one player on the mat. The Giants went into the break leading 15-13.

The Giants inflicted a first All-Out within seconds of the restart, to finally put a gap between them and the Yoddhas. Dahiya's brilliance meant the Giants' scoreboard kept ticking throughout the half and they followed up with a second All-Out to take a 10-point lead at 31-21.

The Giants played the final quarter of the game keeping the Yoddhas at distance, but never really overextended themselves either. Despite a late Yoddhas fightback, it was too little too late as the Giants took home a valuable victory.

Top Performers

U.P. Yoddhas

Best Raider - Gagana Gowda (9 raid points)

Best Defender - Hitesh (7 tackle points)

Gujarat Giants

Best Raider - Parteek Dahiya (11 raid points)

Best Defender - Deepak Singh (6 tackle points)

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