Bengal Warriors beat UP Yoddha by 40-20 in Pro Kabaddi League
Yoddha suffers first setback in three matches
Bengal Warriors registered their second win on a trot, defeating formidable UP Yoddha 40 20 in the fifth season of Pro Kabaddi League here today.
An all-round show from Bengal Warriors relegated U.P. Yoddha to its first defeat in three ProKabaddi League encounters, at the Mankapur Indoor Stadium.
The packed house thoroughly appreciated the efforts of Maninder Singh (6 pts), Jang Kun Lee (7 pts) and all-rounder Vinod Kumar (8 pts), which powered Bengal to a facile 40-20 win. This is Bengal’s second triumph in as many matches.
Down 6-13, Yoddha suffered a blow when attacker Mahesh Goud was taken down by a ferocious spear. This was followed by a successful Bengal raid, executed by Maninder. A few minutes later, Yoddha fell to an ‘all-out’, which left the side facing a big 6-21 deficit. A dominant Bengal outfit ensured that its rival found no way back.
South Korean import Lee — a massive crowd favourite — impressed with a couple of terrific back-heel flick touches. Lee, who recorded eight points in his previous outing, has time and again proved that he has taken to this Indian indigenous sport like a duck to water.
UP Yoddha let themselves down with some poor tackling. The antis erred by grabbing the opponent’s calf and knee, instead of taking the more reliable ankle-lock route.
Vinod Kumar led the way for the Warriors with eight points while Jang Kun Lee with seven and Maninder Singh with six were the other prominent scorers.
For the Yoddhas, Surender Singh was the highest scorer with five points while star player Rajesh Narwal got three.
Bengal Warriors all-round supremacy won the day for them against the UP team, which had outclassed U Mumba yesterday.
Bengal Warriors were on the attack from the word go against a formidable rival, who had been unbeaten till date.
After falling behind by a big margin at the end of the first half, Yoddhas mounted a fightback in the second with Narwal doing some good work.
However, the margin proved too huge for Yoddhas and the Warriors also ensured that they didn’t get complacent and held firm for a creditable victory.
Maninder Singh was one of the stars for the Warriors as the team took a stranglehold of proceedings, even as the UP Yodha were left wondering what hit them.
In the first half, Maninder was the star for Warriors with several raid points as they secured an impressive 22-8 lead at the break
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The Bengal Warriors had 12 raid points to five for the Yoddhas and also had four tackle points to boot.
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