MOHALI, OCT 4 : Vancouver Lions outplayed Yo Yo Tigers by 68-53 points in the Wave World Kabaddi League in Mohali today..
It was fifth win for Vancouver Lions in 11 matches. Vancouver Lions, Lahore Lions, California Eagles and United Singhs have identical 10 points and sharing. However, Lahore Lions have so far played only seven matches and have won two. California Eagles and United Singhs have so far played 10 matches each and have five wins each to their credit.
Khalsa Warriors with 21 points and Punjab Thunder with 11 occupy the top two spots.
Yo Yo Tigers won the toss and opted to go for the first raid. Harpreet Singh of Yo Yo Tigers set the ball rolling with the first point of the match with his successful raid. Kuljeet Singh and Sucha Singh were the star raiders and Amritpal Singh Sheru was successful stopper for Vancouver Lions in the session. For Yo Yo Tigers Gursewak Singh and Rupinder were the star raiders. But by the end of the first quarter Vacouver had set the tempo with an 18-13 lead.
In the second quarter Vancouver Lions opened with a successful raid and they never looked back after that. Balwan Singh, Sucha Singh and Sukhvir Singh Sabrawa of Vancouver Lions performed well with four successful raids each. Amritpal Singh’s three amazing stops added to the might of the Vancouver Lions who opened a 15-point lead at 38-23 by the end of second quarter.
The third quarter was again dominated by Vancouver Lions with the help of successful raids by Balwan Singh and Kuljeet Singh and excellent stops by the skipper Narinder Ram. Although the raiders of Yo Yo Tigers tried their best to come back to the game they just could not manage. By the end of the third quarter Vancouver Lions led Yo Yo Tiger 55-35 and the match was virtually over.
Despite some aggressive raids by Yo Yo Tigers Vancouver Lions stayed well ahead as Kuljeet Singh gave them 100% successful raids. Raiders Gursewak Singh and Vikas of Yo Yo Tigers tried hard for their team but it went in vain as Vancouver Lions won 68-53.
Bronze medallist in rowing in Incheon Asian Games 2014, Swarn Singh Virk was the chief guest of the day.
The Man of the Match & Best Raider: award went to Kuljeet Singh (Vancouver Lions) with 19 raids. The Best Stopper was Amritpal Singh of Vancouver Lions (5 stops).