U Mumba survive five Super Tackles to prevail over Puneri Paltan

U Mumba’s defender starred in their 1^st win of the season over Puneri Paltan as they won by a 31-22 scoreline at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida on Saturday. Puneri Paltan managed five Super Tackles in the game but it wasn’t enough as U Mumba levelled their season head-to-head at the end of their three matches for the season.

Puneri Paltan got a point off the first raid of the match before U Mumba responded with five unanswered points of their own. Continuing their success this season when they are down to a few defenders on the mat, Puneri Paltan inflicted their 20^th Super Tackle of the season with a Monu’s Double Thigh Hold on Darshan Kadian.

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U Mumba then went on the offensive, getting points in a hurry as they attempted to inflict an All-Out. Abhishek Singh ultimately inflicted the first All-Out of the game in the 12^th minute with a touch on Girish Maruti Ernak as More G B stepped out of bounds to give U Mumba a 12-6 lead.

Fazel Atrachali was brilliant in the first half as he managed four tackle points including a Double Thigh Hold on Deepak Kumar Dahiya and a back hold on Akshay Jadhav. His towering influence helped his team gain a 9 points lead at halftime with the scores reading 19-10.

Both teams played on their defence in the second half which resulted in a masterclass of defence being on display. Puneri Paltan’s defence came alive with their first Super Tackle of the half in just the 2^nd minute. They managed three more Super Tackle’s before the 10^th minute and brought the deficit down to four points.

The first raid points of the half were scored in the 13^th minute when Abhishek Singh got touches on Sandeep Narwal and Ravi Kumar to reduce Puneri Paltan to a solitary player on the mat. Surender Singh’s Dash helped them inflict their second All-Out on Puneri Paltan in the next minute and take the lead up to 10 points.

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U Mumba then slowed down proceedings even as Puneri Paltan looked to grab points in order to come away with at least a point from the contest. Jadhav got Surender Singh in the last raid of the match but it wasn’t enough to get the score difference below 7 points as U Mumba secured their first win of the season over Puneri Paltan.

Top Performers

U Mumba

Top Raider: Abhishek Singh (7 raid points)

Top Defender: Surender Singh (4 tackle points)

Puneri Paltan

Top Raider: Akshay Jadhav (5 raid points)

Top Defender: More G B (4 tackle points)