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Mumbai (Feb - Mar)
Polo Season
2007 - 2008
Feb 16 and Mar 4 - 29, 2008
Southern Command Cup (10 Goals)
Mar 25 - 28, 2008
Friday
March 28, 2008
Army lifted the Southern Command Cup
(10 goal) defeating ARC/Piramal in their second round robin match on Wednesday played at the ARC polo ground at the Mahalaxmi Race Course, Mumbai.
Picture by Uday More
The last round robin match was played between Marson and ARC/Piramal. Army
had already won the tournament the previous day as they had already defeated
both these teams.
The scoring started off by Harsh Piramal converting a goal off a pass from
Vishal Singh from the center of the ground. Marson answered back with two
60 yard penalty shots by Samir Suhag. Mitesh Mehta put in another goal for
ARC/Piramal. Just before the end of the chukkar Samir Suhag scored a great
goal with a shot from the sideline on the right side which provided for a very
small angle at goal. Marson lead 3-2 at the end of the 1st chukkar.
In the 2nd chukkar Marson increased their lead to 4-2 with a goal from Samir
Suhag. In the 3rd chukkar both teams scored once through Samir Suhag and a
40 yard penalty conversion by Vishal Singh. The last chukkar was quite
interesting with Marson leading by 5 goals to 3. ARC/Piramal had to score
two goals to catch up. Manupal Godara scored a nice goal with a nearside
under the neck shot. Vishal Singh put in another goal with a 60 yard
penalty conversion. Marson did not score in the chukkar and the game ended
with a tied score of 5 goals each.
Score Board
SOUTHERN
COMMAND CUP (10 Goals)
MAR 25 - 28, 2008
WINNER:
ARMY |
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Date |
Pool |
Time |
Teams |
Score |
Winner |
| Mar 25 |
|
5:00pm |
Army Vs Marson |
4.5 - 3 |
ARMY |
|
Mar 26 |
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5:00pm |
Army Vs ARC/Piramal |
4.5 - 1 |
ARMY |
| Mar 28 |
|
5:00pm |
Marson Vs ARC/Piramal |
5 - 5 |
DRAW |
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Southern Command Cup (10 Goals) |
| TEAMS |
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ARC / PIRAMAL |
ARMY |
1. Mr. Mitesh Mehta
2.
Mr. Harsh Piramal
3.
Mr.
Manupal Godara
4. Mr.
Vishal Singh |
+1
+1
+4
+4 |
1.
Capt. Vishal Chauhan
2. Lt Col Khera
3. Lt Col Joginder Singh Shekhawat
4. Lt Col Atul Gupta |
+2
+2
+2
+3 |
| Total |
+10 |
Total |
+9 |
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MARSON |
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1. Mr. Shyam Mariwala
2.
Cdr. AP Singh
3. Lt Cdr Akhil Sirohi
4. Mr. Samir Suhag |
+1
+2
+2
+5 |
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| Total |
+10 |
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March 28, 2008
The last round robin match was played between Marson and ARC/Piramal.
Army had already won the tournament the previous day as they had
already defeated both these teams.
The scoring started off by Harsh Piramal converting a goal off a
pass from Vishal Singh from the center of the ground.
Marson answered back with two 60 yard penalty shots by Samir
Suhag. Mitesh Mehta put in another rgoal for ARC/Piramal.
Just before the end of the chukkar Samir Suhag scored a grat
goal with a shot from the sideline on the righ side which
provided for a very small angle at goal. Marson lead 3-2
at the end of the 1st chukkar. In the 2nd chukkar Marson
increased their lear to 4-2 with a goal from Samir Suhag.
In the 3rd chukkar both teams scored once through Samir Suhag
and a 40 yard penalty conversion by Vishal Singh. The last
chukkar was quite interesting with Marson leading by 5 goals to
3. ARC/Piramal had to score two goals to catch up.
Manupal Godara scored a nice goal with a nearside under the neck
shot. Vishal Singh put in another goal with a 60 yard
penalty conversion. Marson did not score in the chukkar
and the game ended with a tied score of 5 goals a piece.
March 26, 2008
After having won on the previous day against the Marson team,
Army need to win against the ARC/Piramal team to win the
Southern Command Cup.
Army started off with a 1/2 goal handicap. Lt Col Jogi Shekhawat
was quick to score and Army led 1.5 - 0 in the 1st chukkar. In
the 2nd chukkar Army scored a good goal through a great back
hander by Lt Col Atul Gupta. Jogi Shekhawat put in another goal
for Army. At the end of the 2nd Army led 3.5 - 0. The 3rd
chukkar was not any better for ARC/Piramal who had been unable
to score in the previous two chukkars also. Lt Col NS Khera put
in another goal for Army and they increased their lead 4.5 - 0
at the end of the 3rd. It was not a great day for ARC/Piramal.
They were unable to open their account for most of the chukkar.
With just about two minutes of play left ARC/Piramal got a 40
yard penalty and Vishal Singh made no mistake. there was great
cheer from the crowd for ARC/Piramal's first goal of the game.
The game ended with Army defeating ARC/Piramal and lifting the
Southern Command Cup due to their 2 wins. We must mention the great
support provided by Capt Vishal Chauhan who impressed the crowd
with his excellent stickwork and great play throughout the
Mumbai polo season.
March 25, 2008
Army started the game with a 1/2 goal handicap. Lt Col Khera
opened the account for Army while Shyam Mariwala scored the
equaliser for Marson. Army led at the end of the 1st chukkar
with the score of 1.5 - 1. In the 2nd chukkar Cdr AP Singh
knocked in a goal for Marson and they led 2 goals to 1.5. In the
3rd chukkar AP Singh turned with the ball at the centre of the
ground and fired it towards the Army goal and it was converted
by another marson player. Atul Gupta fired back with a score off
a 30 yard penalty against Marson. At the end of the 3rd Marson
still led the game 3 - 2.5. The 4th chukkar went in favour of
the Army. They scored through an under the belly shot by Lt Col
Jogi Shekhawat which was followed by a goal by Lt Col Atul
Gupta. Marson made a run at goal towards the end but were unable
to convert. Army won the game with a final score of 4.5 - 3.
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