California Eagles climb up the point table by defeating Lahore Lions by 57-47 in World Kabaddi League
– Man of the match: Jagmohan Makhi of California Eagles
– Best Raider: Jagmohan Makhi of California Eagles ( raids)
– Best Stopper: Angrez Singh Punia of California Eagles (2 stops)
– Sonalika Power Raider of the day: Parneek Singh of California Eagles with 16 raids
Jalandhar, September 19: In full house stadium, the second match of the Jalandhar leg saw an exciting and thrilling finish where California Eagles defeated Lahore Lions in a close match by 57-47 in the 28th match of the Wave World Kabaddi League 2014 and moved up the points table to the 5th position. Tomorrow the table toppers Khalsa Warriors will take on United Singhs on the second day of the Jalandhar leg.
The opening phase of the first quarter started with jubilation as it witnessed a bone of contention between the two teams. The entire quarter was dominated by the raiders breaching the line of defence of their opponent. While the defence of both the teams struggled to keep the raiders and contained them, the only successful stop was exhibited by Balkara Singh of California Eagles by pushing Akmal Shahzad Dogar of the line to score a point for California Eagle. A quarter which was packed with high action drama where the teams fought tooth on teeth was equally poised. Jagmohan Singh Makkhi of California Eagles and Shafiq Ahmad Christi of Lahore Lions were among the star raiders. California Eagles maintained 100 % raider strike rate as compared to 97% of the Lahore Lions. The match ended in 14 -13 with points tally with California Eagles leading by 1 point.
The team from across the border started game with full josh and energy, but by the half time of the match Lahore Lions were seen under little pressure. Few strong efforts of stopper Mohsin Naseem Wahla of Lahore Lions tried to bring back his team in safe positing by stopping star raider Baldev of California Eagles, however the overall weak defence of the team pull back Lahore Lions in tough phase. Not only the star raiders of California Eagles like Parneek Singh presented a wonderful show of Kabaddi, their stoppers Mikhail Jammal Abdul Latif & Virender also gained huge points for their team by slamming down strong raider of Lahore Lions Shafiq Ahmad Chisti. The entire quarter witnessed several efforts by the players of both the team to earn points using technical moves. The final score at the end of 2nd quarter was California Eagles – 28 and Lahore Lions-24.
The third quarter of the match saw massive tussle between both the teams with Lahore Lions trying hard to minimise the score difference. Akmal Shahzad Dogar made successful raid and scored point for the Lions. In one of the raids Balkara Singh tried hard to stop Shafiq Ahmad Chisti of Lahore Lions but he was unsuccessful. In another raid Meek Seattle made good attempt to stop Shafiq Ahmad Chisti but he was successful again. Akmal Shahzad Dogar made few successful raids and scored points for the team. However at the end of the third quarter California Eagles were leading with a point difference of 6 points and score of 36-42.
Attacking raids, fantastic performance & strong coordination between the players made California Eagle to thrash opponents with a sufficient margin. Playing with 100% success raids record in Wave World Kabaddi League, star raider of California Eagles Jagmohan akka Makhan Makhi showcased a marvellous game taking his team in a strong position. While on the other end, Lahore Lions were seen struggling to maintain a rhythm among them but limited time duration took away the match from their hands and match ended with final scores California Eagles – 57 and Lahore Lions 47.
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