Vancouver Lions scored their first win in World Kabaddi League beating United Singhs in a close match with a score of 57-53
– Man of the match: Gagandeep Singh Sabrawa (Vancouver Lion )
– Best Raider: Gagandeep Singh Sabrawa, Vancouver Lions (18 raids)
– Best Stopper: Sandeep Singh Sandhu, United Singhs (6stops)
New Delhi, August 31: It took four games and a great fight-back in the last two quarters from Vancouver Lions to score their maiden win of the inaugural Wave World Kabaddi League on Sunday. Playing in front a highly enthusiastic holiday crowd, which roared at every raid and stop, egging on the players, Vancouver Lions beat United Singhs 57-53 in one of the closest matches of the league to pick their first points and moved up one place from their erstwhile position at the bottom of the table.
Gagandeep Singh Sabrawa was the main of the match as well as the Best Raider contributing 18 points to his team’s kitty, while Sandeep Singh put up a valiant show for United Singh with six stops in the 15th match of the League.
The match was so close that it difficult to set the teams apart. The United Singh were narrowly ahead at 14-13 after the first quarter, but increased that to a sizeable 29-24 at the midway stage, before the Vancouver Lions staged a remarkable comeback to snatch the lead at 40-39 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.
The visitors from Canada then managed to nose ahead to 57-53 by the end for a huge morale-boosting win. The four-point difference also equaled the record for the smallest margin of four points – Yo Yo Tigers beat Royals Kings by a similar difference 58-54 last week at the same venue.
United Singhs, who have now lost two games and won as many, have four points, while Khalsa Warriors, very popular winners over Lahore Lions last night, lead the table with eight points. Lahore Lions are second with six points, while United Singhs and Yo Yo Tigers, who have one more game to go against point-less California Eagles in the late night Sunday game, have also got four points. Royal Kings USA (three matches) have two points.
Among the enthusiastic Special Guests at the match was Mr. Russel Abel, First Secretary, British High Commission.
After Sunday’s second and last match of the Delhi leg, the next set of matches will be played at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on the next weekend, September 6-7, 2014.
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