Jarnail's strike for Sher-E-Jalandhar sinks Chand Dynamos

Chennai, Jan 5 (UNI) A peach of a goal by Jarnail Singh, which eventually turned out to be the match winner, gave Sher-e-Jalandhar full points against runner-up Chandigarh Dynamos in the third Premier Hockey League at the astro-turf stadium here today.

In a match totally dominated by the Jalandhar outfit, the all important goal came in the third quarter off a penalty corner variation.

After a dummy from Kanwalpreet Singh, Baljit Singh Dhillon pushed the ball only to be baulked by dynamic Dynamos custodian Baljit Singh. As the ball rebounded, a melee ensued and the ball rolled on nicely to Jarnail, who unleashed a fierce reverse flick, the ball landing on the roof of the net.

Dynamos made some sporadic moves in the last quarter, but the Jalandhar defence withstood the onslaught and trooped out deserving winners.

Jalandhar gained three points for the winner and were on par with Chennai Veerans at the top of the table. Chennai defeated former champions Hyderabad Sultans 4-1 yesterday.

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