Bengaluru, Jan 22: Mohit Goyat was the star for Puneri Paltan as they beat Bengaluru Bulls 37-35 in a Pro Kabaddi League match here on Saturday.
The raider scored 13 points (including 3 tackle points) as Pune stopped Pawan Sehrawat and the Bulls from jumping on to the top of the points table. Bengaluru never really controlled the match and their lack of ALL OUTs proved costly at the end.
Coach Anup Kumar’s team had three successful reviews which played a crucial role in ensuring the two-point victory.
In the day’s other match, Abhishek Singh shone for U Mumba as they beat Telugu Titans 42-35. The Mumbai team dominated most parts of the match with Abhishek scoring 15 raid points and Fazel Atrachali picking six tackle points.
Adarsh clinched a Super 10 for the Titans but did not get the required backup to challenge Mumbai in the second match of Triple Panga night.
Pune started the match on the front foot with their raider Mohit Goyat picking up crucial raid points. He was ably backed by his defence marshalled by Sanket Sawant in the cover position.
Coach Kumar also changed his proven corner combination of Baldev Singh and Vishal Bhardwaj for Sombir and Karamvir for the match.
Mohit’s two-point raid in the 10th minute reduced the Bulls to just two men on the mat. That shifted the balance in their favour and the Pune team eventually got their ALL OUT in the 13th minute to open a three-point lead.
But Pawan Sehrawat quickly found errors in the Pune defence to reduce the margin. The first half ended 16-15 with the Bulls trailing by one point.
Mohit Goyat’s two-point raid early in the second half paved the way for another ALL OUT. Pune opened a five-point lead and sustained the pressure on the Bulls who looked disorganised in defence.
Pawan Sehrawat, their lead raider, was seen playing right corner and the confusion allowed Paltan to make it a six-point gap with 10 minutes remaining.
Right corner Sombir picked up a High 5 for Paltan but their raiders made silly errors in the closing stages to allow Bulls back into the match.
With under a minute remaining, Pune had a two-point lead and substitute Shubham Shelke produced an important touch point to help them win. (PTI)
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