Chhattisgarh News: In the first semi-final of Chhattisgarh Hockey League, Sanskardhani Strikers defeated Nyadhani Knights 6-3 and made it to the final. In the match played on October 31 in Raipur, the Strikers made a brilliant comeback after falling behind. The team reached the semi-finals as the fourth qualifier in the league stage, while Nyaydhani Knights topped the points table and did not lose a single match in the league.

Goals from both teams in the first quarter

Strikers' Shahrukh opened the team's account by scoring a brilliant flick. After this, Adarsh ​​of Nyaydhani Knights scored a field goal to make the score 1-1. Before the end of the quarter, Chirag scored a goal from the ball received from the midfield, dodging the strikers' defenders and giving the Knights the lead.

Both teams continued to play fast in the second quarter. Ashish Tani Purti scored his 13th goal in the league by scoring a penalty corner and became the highest goalscorer. After this, in the 24th minute, Arbaaz Ali equalized the score for the Strikers by scoring a goal.

Shahrukh's hat-trick changed the match

In the third quarter, Shahrukh dodged the defenders and scored a field goal. After some time, he completed his hat-trick by scoring another goal on the rebound from the penalty corner and gave the Strikers the lead.

In the last quarter, Aryan Zes increased the team's lead by converting a pass received inside the circle into a goal. After this, Om Kumar Yadav along with Nishant Tirkey scored the sixth goal and the Strikers won the match 6-3.

Agriculture Minister Ramvichar Netam, international badminton player Shreyansh Jaiswal and representatives of various institutions also reached the stadium to watch the first semi-final.