Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) won its maiden title in the 65th All-India Obaidullah Gold Cup Hockey Tournament being played at the Aishbagh Stadium here by defeating BPCL 3-2 in a closely contested final last evening. Captain Deepak Thakur opened IOC’s account in the 12th minute through a brilliant field goal to take a 1-0 lead for his team.
Seven minutes later, forward Ramandeep Singh of IOC again scored a brilliant field goal taking a lead of 2-0. Defender V R Raghunath of IOC converted a penalty corner in the 23rd minute to further consolidate the lead to 3-0. Till breather, IOC led 3-0.
However, in the second half, BPCL players played some aggressive hockey and hit two goals in the last 12 minutes of the play.
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