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Suresh Toppo opened the account in the 22nd minute and the team established a 1-0 lead during the lemon break. After the change of ends, Dipsan Tirkey converted a penalty corner in the 48th minute to restore parity. Then the match was stopped due to a brawl between the players resulting from a controversial decision by the referee for nearly 20 minutes. After the resumption Sanjeev Kujjur struck in the 58th minute to script a narrow win for ECoR.
Hockey Orissa secretary Pratap Satpathy was present as the chief guest to distribute the prizes.