UP's poor run continues, lose to Punjab

Hosts UP Wizards' poor show in the Hockey India League continued on Sunday, as they lost to Punjab Warriors 3-4 before a huge crowd of fans. In fact, it was a hattrick of losses for the Lucknow-based franchise, as on Saturday they had lost to Ranchi Rhinos 1-3. Sharad Deep reports.

Updated on: Jan 28, 2013, 02:43:26 IST

Hindustan Times | By Sharad Deep, Lucknow

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Hosts UP Wizards' poor show in the Hockey India League continued on Sunday, as they lost to Punjab Warriors 3-4 before a huge crowd of fans. In fact, it was a hattrick of losses for the Lucknow-based franchise, as on Saturday they had lost to Ranchi Rhinos 1-3.

SV Sunil scored a brace in the space of two minutes, while captain Jamie Dwyer and Christopher Ciriello scored one goal each. The Wizards' goals came through David Alegre, captain V Raghunath and Heroen Hertzberger. The win helped the Warriors jump to third spot with 20 points. It was a one-way traffic in the first quarter as the Warriors netted three goals, with Sunil striking back-to-back goals. After receiving an accurate push from just outside the penalty circle, Sunil beat three defenders and goalkeeper Marcel Balkestein to open the account in the second minute.

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Sharad Deep
Sharad Deep is a versatile sports journalist, who loves writing on cricket and Olympic sport. He has played cricket at the university level and has been writing for Hindustan Times since 1997.

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