Puneri Paltan almost snatched a defeat from the jaws of victory but held on to beat UP Yoddha 34-33 in the Inter Zone Challenge Week of Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 5
Puneri Paltan almost snatched a defeat from the jaws of victory but held on to beat UP Yoddha 34-33 in the Inter Zone Challenge Week of Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 5. UP Yoddha mounted a strong comeback in the last 10 minutes but just fell short. Deepak Niwas Hooda scored three super raids and ended with 16 points for Puneri Paltan. Sagar Krishna scored six tackle points for UP Yoddha and Rishank Devadiga contributed nine tackle points. Deepak Hooda made a super raid in the fifth minute to give Puneri Paltan 5-2 lead. Rishank Devadiga responded with a super raid as UP Yoddha leveled it at 5-5 in the seventh minute. Deepak Hooda scored with another super raid in the eighth minute to lead 9-5. UP Yoddha forced a super tackle in the 10th minute as they trailed 8-9.
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The next few minutes of the first half were keenly contested as both teams were level at 11-11 after 15 minutes. Monu scored with a two-point raid as Puneri Paltan led 15-12 in the 18th minute. Puneri Paltan inflicted an all out in the next minute as they led 18-14 at the end of the first half. Deepak Hooda was in fine form as he came up with another super raid in the 22nd minute to give Puneri Paltan 22-14 lead. In the 25th minute Puneri Paltan inflicted another all out to lead 28-17.
UP Yoddha trailed by 12 points with 11 minutes left on the clock. They mounted a comeback as Nitin Tomar got into the act and scored two points in the 31st minute. UP Yoddha then inflicted an all out to cut the lead to just four points. With less than five minutes to go UP Yoddha came back on level terms as they tied the match at 32-32. Rishank Devadiga scored a raid point in the 37th minute to give UP Yoddha 33-32 lead. Suresh Kumar got Puneri Paltan on equal footing with a raid point in the 38th minute. Puneri Paltan scored a tackle point in the last minute to win the match 34-33.
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