ECoR, Sundargarh earn emphatic victories

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Cuttack, April 2:  East Coast Railway (ECoR) and Sundargarh registered massive victories against their respective opponents in the Nalco Cup State hockey championship at the Barabati Stadium here Thursday.

Riding on double hat-tricks by Deepak Lugun and Arbin Barla, ECoR thrashed Paradip Port Trust (PPT) 9-1 in the first match. Deepak (39^th, 45^th, 52^nd and 68^th minutes) scored four goals including a hat-trick in the dominating show by the Railways team. Arbin (second, 38^th and 41^st minutes) also achieved a hat-trick. Sunil Toppo (33^rd) and Rajin Kandulna (43^rd) were the other scorers for ECoR in this completely one-sided game. Erness Surin (38^th) of PPT got one back.

However, the first half was more or less an even affair with the Rail team scoring only a single goal. However, in the second session there was a goal rush as the Paradip defenders lost their way completely against the speedy opposition forwards.

In the second match, Sundargarh drubbed Mayurbhanj 7-1. Amit Chirmako (third, 52^nd), Sudhir Kujur (11^th, 56^th) scored a brace each, while Tikei Kujur (fifth), Ashwin Kujur (57^th) and A Tete (68^th) struck once each. Bharat Bhusan Sethi of Mayurbhanj (67^th) got the only consolation goal.

The players of Sundargarh were much more quick with the ball and rarely allowed the opposition players to settle down. It was a dominating show by Sundargarh.