Patiala: EME, Jalandhar, made a triumphant entry into the final of the 36th Liberals All-India hockey tournament as they outperformed Punjab & Sind Bank, Jalandhar, 4-1 in the first semi-final. Punjab Police, Jalandhar, scraped past BSF, Jalandhar, 6-5 in a cliff-hanger which was decided through sudden-death after the tie-breaker too failed to decide the match.
EME proved their mastery on the grass, outclassing star-studded defending champions PSB to reach the final. For EME, inside-left Solomon scored a magnificent goal after beating a couple of defenders in the 18th minute. Full-back Sumeet Singh sent in a sizzling shot which deflected into the goal from the goalkeeper Dharminder’s pads for the equaliser (1-1).
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