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"Abbas's brace & Navin's brilliance helps Moscow Magic HC win their inaugural match of TPL"


Welcome to today's exciting hockey match between Moscow Magic Hockey Club and Avadi Blues. It's been an action-packed game with four quarters of thrilling hockey.


In the first quarter, Avadi Blues showed great aggression, winning three back-to-back penalty corners, but they couldn't convert any of them. The credit goes to Moscow's solid first runner Srikanth, who made some excellent saves from Santhakumar's drag-flick.


In the second quarter, Moscow Magic showed their character by penetrating the circle frequently, thanks to some solid midfield play from Navin Kumar, Suresh Babu, and Srikanth. Moscow's breakthrough goal came in the 17th minute through a penalty corner conversion from Navin Kumar's fierce push.



After that, it was a breeze for Moscow Magic as they pulled away from Avadi Blues with an array of field goals. Suresh Babu scored in the 19th minute, Arun in the 41st minute, Sethu in the 43rd minute, and Abbas Ali scored a brace in the 41st and 59th minutes.


Santhakumar had a moment of brilliance when he made a subtle variation to his drag-flick and scored a beautiful goal through a penalty, stunning the goalkeeper and advancing defenders.



Despite losing by a fair margin, Avadi Blues played good quality hockey throughout the match. It's still the early stages of the league, and there's a lot of excitement awaiting both teams. Goalkeeper Rajkumar of Avadi Blues was a crowd favorite today for his many splendid saves in the goal.



The fans were on the edge of their seats throughout the game, cheering for their respective teams. They witnessed some fantastic hockey skills from both sides.

Moscow Magic's coach Sunil was delighted with his team's performance, saying, "We played with great determination and character. The boys showed their class and played as a unit. We will continue to work hard and improve our game."

Avadi Blues' coach Gopi was proud of his team's effort, saying, "We played some excellent hockey, but Moscow Magic was the better team today. We will work on our weaknesses and come back stronger."


Navin was adjudged the man of the match for his brilliant starting goal, rock-solid defense, and playmaking. He played a crucial role in his team's victory and was a constant threat to the opposition.


Onfield Referees, the dynamic duo Mr. K Navin, and Mr. M Ashok were seamless during the game, seeing off Rajesh(Moscow Magic) & Hari Haran(Avadi Blues) with green cards at 27 & 43rd minute respectively. Judge Mr. Lakshmi Narayanan & Field technical Mr. Navneedhakrishnan made sure there was absolute fair play.

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fsanand
Apr 15, 2023

The match was well fought . Moscow played team game with each member making brilliant one touch passes . Avadi blues need to catch up . Goals were brillant from Moscow blues . Santha Kumar’s goal was a brezzer . The hero of the day though Avadi blues lost was Rajkumar the goal keeper who stole everybody’s heart . There were so many wonderful players my apologies for not mentioning all names . Great going .

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