Playing in front of their home crowd, Lancers got off to a dominating start. But Delhi led by dragflick specialist Rupinder Pal Singh, gained in confidence as the match progressed but failed to convert some easy chances that cost them the match.
It was an entertaining first quarter that saw great display of man-to-man marking by both team captains Moritz Fuerste and Rupinder Pal Singh who left little room for their opponents to penetrate their respective circles.
A golden opportunity to take an early two-point lead was missed by Lancers in the 11th minute of the match when Dharamvir Singh, brilliantly assisted by Billy Bakker, failed to capitalize with a sloppy attempt sending the ball over the Delhi Waveriders' goal post.
Despite several circle penetrations in the second quarter, it took until 22 minutes of the match for Delhi Waveriders to earn their first penalty corner thanks to a quick-thinking Harjeet Singh.
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Waveriders' coach Cedric D'Souza would not be a happy man with his team missing out on converting a single goal from as many as seven penalty corners won by their team. On most occasions, it was either their trapping or injection that was a major cause of concern.
In the 41st minute, another attempt at converting penalty corner was whisked away by a charging Amit Rohidas, who made no mistake in pushing the ball away from the circle.
Gurjinder, who took the strike did not let his captain down as he swiftly put the ball past Belgian Vincent Vanasch, the Delhi Waveriders goalkeeper.
Gurjinder was awarded with a prize money of Rs 50,000 for scoring the 'Goal of the Match'. Delhi Waveriders' Mandeep Singh won a prize of Rs 25,000 for being the 'Young Achiever of the Match'.
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