BPCL SHOOT OUT INDIAN OIL TO WIN BOMBAY GOLD CUP HOCKEY
21 Nov 2014 | BPCL Update
BPCL were crowned champions of the 49th All India Bombay Gold Cup Hockey tournament held at Mumbai when they beat Indian Oil in an absolute cliffhanger via penalty shoot out 10-9. In the high scoring final the scores were tied at 5-5 at the end of regulation time. With just 12 minutes of play left in the second half BPCL led IOC 5-3 and looked set for a comfortable win. However once again the proverb “a match is never won till the final whistle blows” was proved right as IOC in a span of 4 minutes scored 2 goals to equalize and take the game to a penalty shoot out. BPCL goalkeeper Swinder Singh thwarted IOC shooter’s on 3 occasions ensuring a well hard fought win.
At present 4 players from BPCL viz. Birender Lakra, Manpreet Singh, S. V. Sunil and Lalith Upadhyay are part of the Indian Hockey team. Our 3 scholarship players Harjeet Singh, Varun Kumar & Harmanpreet Singh were part of the Indian Junior Hockey team which won the prestigious Sultan Johar Cup title in Malaysia.
We wish the players great success in future endeavors!!!
In Photo :
Standing (L – R) : Tushar Khandker (captain), Prabhdeep Singh Powar, Kuttappa (Goal Keeper), William Xalco, Mohd. Amir, Hariprasad, Irshad Ali, Ajay Saroha, Swinder Singh (Goal Keeper), Lalith Upadhaya, Jarnail Singh
Sitting (L – R) : Sher Singh, Manpreet Singh, Ravi Pal, Gurpreet Singh, Harjeet Singh (scholarship), Varun Kumar Sharma (scholarship), S. V. Sunil, Birender Lakra.