In the battle of the Lions, Lahore Lions came up on top by beating Vancouver Lions with a score of 66-57 at the Wave World Kabaddi League.

 
 
 
 
Lahore Lions Vs. Vancouver Lions

– Man of the Match & Best Raider: Akmal Shazad Dogar(27 raids)
– Best Stopper: Mohammad Aslam Dogar (5 stops)
– Lahore Lions move to joint second place with California Eagles

Mohali, October 5: Lahore Lions, one of the strong outfits of the Wave World Kabaddi League, beat Vancouver Lions 66-57 to rebound from their surprise defeat a day earlier. Lahore Lions, who have played fewer matches than others, rose back to tied second place alongside California Eagles with 12 points.

Vancouver Lions won the toss and went against the normal practice by asking Lahore Lions to make the first raid. Lahore Lions promptly scored the first point as Akmal Shazad Dogar made a successful raid. Lahore Lions made no less than four stops as against just one by Vancouver Lions resulting in a four-point lead for the Lions.

Raiders Akmal Shazad Dogar and Muhammad Ramzan of Lahore Lions scored points with six and five raids respectively, while stoppers Khaleel Ahmad (one stop) and Mohammad Aslam Dogar (two stops) added to their scores. Lahore Lions ended the sessions at 18-14.

The second quarter saw Lahore Lions extend that lead to seven points. Raiders Akmal Shazad Dogar and Muhammad Ramzan of Lahore Lions made seven successful raids each as Lahore Lions dominated the session once again. Stopper Mohammad Aslam Dogar made it even better for them. Although star raiders of Vancouver Lions Gagandeep Sabrawa, Balwan Singh and Sucha Singh converted many successful raids their stopline was unable to back them as well and Lahore Lions moved to 35-28.

The last two quarters saw a tight finish but the early lead held for Lahore Lions. Gagandeep Sabrawa and Sucha Singh of Vancouver Lions converted seven and five successful raids respectively but Akhmal Shazad Dogar and Mohammad Ramzan made eight and six successful raids for Lahore Lions, who maintained the lead by their side with a score of 51-43 at the end of third quarter.

Akmal Shazad Dogar and Muhammad Ramzan of Lahore Lions ensured their side stayed well in front as the match ended 66-57 in their favour. Next week the league will travel to Canada with opening matches in Abbotsford, Vancouver during 11-12th October 2014.


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