Gujarat Fortunegiants beat Puneri paltan by 44-20
Pune, 13th October 2017: Puneri paltan lost to Gujarat Fortunegiants by 20-44 in a tough match. Gujarat Fortunegiants remain top of the table in Zone A with 82 points from 21 matches. Puneri Paltan are third with 63 points from 17 matches. Both teams have secured their place in the super playoffs.
Gujarat Fortunegiants led 2-0 after two minutes as they sent Pune danger man Deepak Hooda on the bench. Monu scored a raid point in the fourth minute as Puneri Paltan trailed 2-3. Puneri Paltan forced a super tackle in the ninth minute to trail 5-6. Gujarat stepped up their game in the next couple of minutes. Sukesh Hegde got raid points in with successful raids as Gujarat Fortunegiants inflicted an all out in the 12th minute to lead 12-5.
In the last nine minutes of the first half, Puneri Paltan scored just two points compared to Gujarat’s 12. Gujarat Fortunegiants went into the break leading 17-7. Puneri Paltan’s bigwigs Deepak Hooda and Sandeep Narwal failed to get on the scoresheet in the first half.
Gujarat Fortunegiants began the second half in a rampant manner as they inflicted an all out in the 22nd minute to lead 24-7. Rajesh Mondal scored a raid point in the 24th minute as Pune scored their first point of the second half. Sunil Kumar was having a fine game for Gujarat in the defence and he achieved a high five in the second half.
With Deepak Hooda and Sandeep Narwal struggling to get points, Puneri Paltan had a tough time coping with Gujarat Fortunegiants. In the first 10 minutes of the second half, they could score just three points. Gujarat Fortunegiants led 29-10 after 30 minutes.
Sukesh Hegde scored with a two-point raid in the 33rd minute as Gujarat extended their lead to 20 points. Gujarat Fortunegiants inflicted the third all out of the match to lead 37-13 after 34 minutes. Suresh Kumar scored with a two-point raid in the 35th minute as Puneri Paltan trailed 16-38. All Pune could do was reduce the margin of the defeat in the last five minutes.
