Bhubaneswar: Ramadeep Singh and Akashdeep Singh scored a brace each as Uttar Pradesh Wizards produced a stellar performance to spank Kalinga Lancers 10-0 and register their first win in the Vth Hockey India League, at the Kalinga Stadium here Sunday.
Ramandeep (4th and 23rd minutes) and Akashdeep (27th, 48th) were stars for Uttar Pradesh Wizards’s. Wizards struck their first goal, only seconds into the game, through Argentine Agustin Mazzilli’s field strike to go 2-0 up. The young forward who was inch perfect in putting the ball past Kalinga Lancers’ keeper Abhinav Kumar Pandey, after he was brilliantly assisted by Arthur Van Doren in the first minute of the match. Ramandeep further enhanced their lead to 4-0 with a stunning goal from the left flank in the fourth minute.
In the second quarter Wizards launched a lethal counter attack and found success almost immediately with Ramandeep scoring the team’s third field goal in the 23rd minute. A skillful dribble into the circle by Seve Van Ass, beat Lancers’ defender Amit Rohidas to find Ramandeep who had fashioned himself in front of the post and made no mistake in putting the ball past Pandey.
Later, Akashdeep pumped yet another goal into the Lancers’ post in the 27th minute taking their lead to a swashbuckling 8-0. The visitors continued their rampaging form into the fourth quarter as Akashdeep put another one past a hapless Lancers goalkeeper Charter in the 48th minute. This effort earned the Uttar Pradesh Wizards a 10-0 lead and five points from the match.
PTI
