Chandigarh: Bhopal Badshahs made an exciting start to the inaugural World Series Hockey by scoring a pulsating 4-3 win over Chandigarh Comets at the Sector-42 Stadium here on Wednesday.
Four goals were scored in the last quarter of the match and within a span of seven minutes as Badshahs came from behind, firing all cylinders after trailing 1-2 at the end of the third quarter.
The scorers for the winners were Laxman Bhaskaran (6th and 63rd minute), Geowynee Kyle Gamiet (56th minute) and Affan Yousuf (61st minute) while Gurjinder Singh struck a brace (22nd minute and 57th minute) and Jasjit Singh Kular scored the other goal (29th minute) for the Comets.
The match was played at a fast pace and the four-quarters rule was a new feature for most players.
The match started with the Badshahs striking in the 4th minute itself as Laxman Bhaskaran scored off a penalty corner to make it 1-0.
The first quarter then witnessed a rather cagey affair, with neither team being dominant. But the Comets hit back in the third minute of the second quarter as Gurjinder drilled in a low shot from a penalty corner, which - despite brushing off the keeper - went in to restore parity.
From there on, the action picked up and went on till the last minute.
Chandigarh then took the lead in the second quarter, when Jasjit struck off another penalty corner and made it 2-1 for the home team. But both teams were not done yet and after playing out rather timid second quarter, they picked up their game subsequently.
The last quarter saw a lot of activity. Kyle struck in the 56th minute to make it 2-2, only for Gurjinder to get back the lead for Comets a minute later.
It was looking like the teams were heading for a draw but first Affan Yousuf and then Laxman Bhaskaran scored the equaliser and the winner respectively to wrap up all three points for the Badshahs.
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