California Eagles register first win of World Kabaddi League beating out Vancouver Lions with a score of 58-52
For the second time in the day, it was a close match, but this time California Eagles did not let up and went through to win.
Earlier in the day, Punjab Thunder took Khalsa Warriors to the wire before Khalsa Warriors won 59-57. In the second match of the evening, played under very humid conditions, California Eagles did well to beat Vancouver Lions 58-52 and log their first win of the Wave World Kabaddi League on Saturday.
Both California Eagles and Vancouver Lions have two points each from five matches. California Eagles, winless since the start of the League, opened with a sense of purpose. With Sukhpal contributing five successful raids and Balkar Singh making to two successful stops, California Eagles were 16-13 up in first quarter. The same duo Sukhpal (nine raids in two quarters) and Balkar (four stops in two quarters) saw California Eagles lead 31-25 at half time.
California Eagles, who led by three after first quarter and then by six after second, made it eight points by the end of the third quarter. Even as Balkar Singh was the star stopper for California Eagles, Gagandeep Sabrawa was the most successful raider with 14 raids till then for Vancouver Lions.
Once again as in the first match, the gap seemed to narrow down as the end neared, and was down to four points with less than a minute to go, but California Eagles made no mistake and romped home victors by 58-52. Gagandeep finished with 21 successful raids to emerge as the Sonalika Man of the Match also though his team lost the match.
The second match of the day between California Eagles and Vancouver Lions, too, was closely fought with the former finally walking away victors at 58-52. It was California Eagles’ first win in five matches. They have two points, the same as Vancouver Lions, who won their first match last week in Delhi against United Singhs.
The day’s Special Guests included Mr. Sikander Singh Maluka, Cabinet Minister of Rural Development, Government of Punjab.
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