Manjeet singh

Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium: India skipper Harmanpreet Singh found his scoring touch to help Soorma Hockey Club clinch a 2-2 (3-1 SO) penalty shootout victory against the Delhi SG Pipers in the Hockey India League 2024-25 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium here on Monday, taking the second place in the points table.

After a quiet first half, Tomas Domene (43’) and Manjeet Singh (45’) scored to grant Delhi SG Pipers a two-goal lead in the third quarter. However, Harmanpreet Singh (48’, 57’) found the back of the net twice with his drag flicks to get Soorma back on level terms in the last quarter and force penalty shootouts.

Soorma Hockey Club began the game with marginally more control over the ball but the Delhi SG Pipers were the first to breach the opponent's shooting circle, almost five minutes into the game, however, Jake Whetton’s shot was off target.