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HIL 2024-25: Tamil Nadu Dragons Beat Hyderabad Toofans In Shootout
It was a sensational start to the match with both sides scoring in the opening four minutes. Hyderabad Toofans got the scoring underway in the third minute when Rajinder Singh went on a good run down the left and crossed the ball towards the front of the goal following which Tim Brand dived and deflected the ball past David Harte. However, Tamil Nadu Dragons responded immediately through Blake Govers in the fourth minute when the Australian got the ball at the top of the circle and did not waste any time before shooting it past Vikas Dahiya in the Toofans goal.
Both sides did not let the momentum slip away as they kept making multiple circle penetrations. The Toofans won the first penalty corner of the match in the 11th minute. David Harte made a very good save to keep out Gonzalo Peillat’s drag flick. Govers could have given the Dragons the lead in the 23rd minute as the ball fell to him kindly off a Toofans defender. Bikramjit Singh, making his first appearance in the Hockey India League, pulled off a brilliant save to keep the scores level.
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- 05 May 2026 10:06
