Day 8 of Pro Kabaddi League 2015
looked an exciting prospect for viewers as teams in the bottom of of the table
looked to out-perform each other to earn a semi-final slot. The first match of
the night between Bengaluru Bulls and Puneri Paltan got off to a slow start
with multiple empty raids in the first 5 minutes but picked up momentum as the
score was 10-6 post 10 minutes in favour of Puneri Paltan. Bengaluru Bulls
managed to reduce the gap and trailed by a point at half time. The second half
started on a better note as Bengaluru Bulls took the lead due to a successful
raid from Rajesh Mondal and a brilliant tackle on Pravin Niwale. Puneri Paltan
were down to 2 men and in came Manjeet Chillar. Looking to inflict an all-out, he
was caught in a superb double thigh-hold by Manoj Kumar earning his side 2
points thanks to that super tackle. There was drama as well. Manjeet Chillar
came in to raid under the same circumstances and this time a Puneri Paltan
defender stepped out ruling out his super tackle on Chillar. Bengaluru Bulls
never looked like having trailed in the game as made had a strong grip and ran
away with the match. Bulls won the game 31-26 to hand Puneri Paltan their
fourth loss on the trot. In spite of a heroic effort by Manoj Kumar, it was not
enough to get his team across the line (no pun intended).
The second game of this night was
at Netaji Subhash Indoor Stadium. This was the last home game for Bengal
Warriors and an injury hit side looked to make the most out of it against
Dabang Delhi. Captain of the home side, Dinesh Kumar, came in for his side’s
second raid. He was successful in getting a running hand touch much to the
delight of the fans. Kids were dancing and cheering their home side as if they
had won the second edition of Pro Kabaddi League only clueless of what the
future held for their beloved. 14 minutes into the game and both sides were on
level terms when the tall Rohit Kumar Chaudhary came in to raid. He was tackled
by 4 Bengal Warrior defenders but somehow managed to get that tall arm of his
across the mid line for a super raid earning him and his side 3 points in the
process.
Late into the first half, Dinesh Kumar was the solitary man for Bengal
Warriors. Coming in to raid, he was successfully tackled which helped Dabang
Delhi earn 3 points thanks to an all-out. The first half ended as Dabang Delhi
lead 15-10. Both the Korean players appeared for Bengal Warriors and were
strong in defense making multiple tackles including a super tackle. The
depleted Bengal Warriors never looked threatening as Dabang Delhi won the game 32-21
in convincing fashion.
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