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  Kalinga Lancers crowned Hockey India League champions
26 Feb 2017 BHUBANESWAR
 

Bhubaneswar-based Odisha franchise Kalinga Lancers won their maiden title in Hockey India League when they trounced Dabang Mumbai 4-1 in the final at Chandigarh Hockey Stadium in Chandigarh today.

Leading from the from, Lancers’ German captain Moritz Fuerste capped the victory, converting two penalty corners in the 30th and 59th minutes after Aussie forward Glenn Turner drew first blood with a goal in the 18th minute. Dabang Mumbai, who earlier topped the league table with 35 points, seven ahead of second-placed Kalinga Lancers, pulled one back through Affan Yousuf in the 33rd minute.

 

Moritz Fuerste and teammate Glenn Turner became the joint highest scorers of the tournament with 12 goals each. Earlier in the day, the Uttar Pradesh Wizards beat Delhi Waveriders 5-4 in a closely-fought encounter to take home the third-place.

Kalinga Lancers, the champions of the fifth edition of India Hockey India League, received a prize money of Rs 2 crores 50 lakhs. First runners-up Dabang Mumbai pocketed Rs 1 crore 25 lakhs, whichle second runners-up Uttar Pradesh Wizards were awarded Rs 75 lakhs. The Fair Play Trophy was awarded to the Kalinga Lancers.

Florian Fuchs of Dabang Mumbai won the Achiever Award for `Upholding The Spirit of Hockey’ and also received a prize money of Rs 10 lakhs. Three times Olympic gold medalist Moritz Fuerste and Glenn Turner of Kalinga Lancers were declared joint winners of the Dhruv Batra Maximum Goal Awards and were presented with prize money of Rs 20 lakhs.

Harmanpreet Singh won the Ponty Chadha Upcoming Player of the Tournament Award and was presented with a prize money of Rs 20 lakhs. Florian Fuchs of Dabang Mumbai was declared the Most Valuable Player of Tournament and was awarded a prize money of Rs. 50 lakhs.

COMPLETE RESULTS:
Jan 21 (Match No 1 at Mumbai): Dabang Mumbai (Gurjant Singh 37-PC, Florian Fuchs 60-FG) drew with Ranchi Rays (Simranjeet Singh 32-FG, Christopher Ruhr 39-PS) 3-3. Goal of the Match (GoM, Rs 50,000); Simranjeet Singh (RR); Young Achiever of the Match (YAoM, Rs 25,000); Harmanpreet Singh (DM); Most Entertaining Player of the Match (MEPoM, Rs 25,000): Tyler Lovell (RR); Man of the Match (MoM, Rs 50,000): Nikkin Thimmiah (DM).
Jan 22 (Match No 2 at Bhubaneswar): Kalinga Lancers (Gurjinder Singh 47-PC) beat Delhi Waveriders 1-0. MoM: Moritz Fuerste (KL). GoM: Gurjinder Singh, MEPoM: Amit Rohidas (KL), YAoM: Mandeep Singh.
Jan 23 (Match No 3 at Bhubaneswar): Kalinga Lancers (Glenn Turner 43-PS, 49-FG) beat Ranchi Rays (Sarvanjit Singh 53-FG) 4-2. MoM: Glenn Turner (LK). GoM: Glenn Turner. YAoM: Abhinav Pandey (KL). MEPoM: Christopher Ruhr (RR).
Jan 24 (Match No 4 at Mumbai): Dabang Mumbai (Harmanpreet Singh 24-PC, 32-PC; Robbert Kemperman 60-FG) beat Uttar Pradesh Wizards (Agustin Mazzilli 12-FG, Ramandeep Singh 59-PC) 4-3. GoM: Agustin Mazzilli (UPW). YAoM: Gurjant Singh (DM). MEPoM: Seve Van Ass (UPW). MoM: Harmanpreet Singh (DM).
Jan 26 (Match No 5 at Ranchi): Ranchi Rays (Ashley Jackson 24-PC, Mohd Amir Khan 30-FG, Christopher Ruhr 31-FG, Manpreet Singh 44-FG) beat Kalinga Lancers (Lalit Upadhyay 49-FG) 7-2. GoM: Christopher Ruhr (RR). YAoM: Anand Lakra (KL). MEPoM: Sarvanjit Singh (RR). MoM: Ashley Jackson (RR).
Jan 27 (Match No 6 at Mumbai): Dabang Mumbai (Nikkin Thimmiah 6-FG, Florian Fuchs 30-FG, 43-FG; Affan Yousuf 49-FG, 50-FG) beat Jaypee Punjab Warriors (Matt Gohdes 13-FG, Armaan Qureshi 44-FG) 10-4. GoM: Matt Gohdes (JPW). YAoM: Armaan Qureshi (JPW). MEPoM: Affan Yousuf (RR). MoM: Florian Fuchs (RR)
Jan 28 (Match No 7 at Ranchi): Delhi Waveriders drew with Ranchi Rays 0-0. YAoM: Parvinder Singh. MEPoM: Christopher Ruhr (RR). MoM: Gurbaj Singh (RR).
Jan 29 (Match No 8 at Bhubaneswar): Uttar Pradesh Wizards (Agustin Mazzilli 1-FG, Ramandeep Singh 4-FG, 23-FG; Akashdeep Singh 27-FG, 48-FG) beat Kalinga Lancers 10-0. MoM: Akashdeep Singh (UPW). MEPoM: Ramandeep Singh (UPW). GoM: Agustin Mazzilli (UPW). YAoM: Anand Lakra (KL).
Jan 30 (Match No 9 at Mumbai): Dabang Mumbai (Affan Yousuf 29-FG, 30-PC) beat Delhi Waveriders (Justin Reid-Ross 43-PC, Rupinder Pal Singh 49-PC) 3-2. GoM: Affar Yousuf (DM); MEPoM: Emmanuel Stockbroekx (DM); MoM: Affar Yousuf; YAoM: Affar Yousuf.
Jan 31 (Match No 10 at Mumbai): Kalinga Lancers (Moritz Fuerste 32-PC, 33-PC; Glenn Turner 40-FG) beat Dabang Mumbai (Harmanpreet Singh 27-PS, PC-43) 4-3. GoM: Moritz Fuerste (KL); MoM: Moritz Fuerste; YAoM: Harmanpreet Singh (DM); MEPoM: Billy Bakker (KL).
Feb 1 (Match No 11 at Ranchi): Jaypee Punjab Warriors (Mink Van Der Weerden 25-PC, SV Sunil 26-FG, 34-FG; Jake Whetton 43-FG) beat Ranchi Rays 7-0. GoM: SV Sunil (JPW); MoM: S V Sunil; YAoM: Armaan Qureshi (JPW); MEPoM: Jake Whetton (JPW).
Feb 2 (Match No 12 at Ranchi): Ranchi Rays (Ashley Jackson 8-FG, 49-PS; Mohd Amir Khan 22-FG, Imran Khan 57-FG) beat Dabang Mumbai (Florian Fuchs 2-FG, Affan Yusuf 51-PC) 7-3. GoM: Florian Fuchs (DM); YAoM: Harmanpreet Singh (DM); MEPoM: Flynn Ogilvie (RR); MoM: Tyler Lovell (RR).
Feb 3 (Match No 13 at Bhubaneswar): Kalinga Lancers (Glenn Turner 11-FG, Moritz Fuerste 18-PC, 28-PC; KS Uthappa 32-FG) beat Jaypee Punjab Warriors (Mark Gleghorne 34-FG, Satbir Singh 35-PC, Mink Van Der Weerden 52-PC, Arman Qureshi 57-PC) 6-5. MoM: Moritz Fuerste; GoM: Glenn Turner; MEPoM: Lalit Upadhyaya; YAoM: Matthew Dawson.
Feb 4 (Match No 14 at Ranchi): Uttar Pradesh Wizards drew with Ranchi Rays 0-0. YAoM: Sumit (RR); MEPoM: Florent van Aubel (UPW); MoM: Sumit (RR).
Feb 5 (Match No 15 at Bhubaneswar): Dabang Mumbai (Harmanpreet Singh 23-PC, Florian Fuchs 31-FG, Gurjant Singh 53-FG) beat Kalinga Lancers (Glenn Turner 57-FG) 5-2. GoM: Gurjant Singh (DM); MoM: David Harte (DM); YAoM: Harmanpreet Singh (DM); MEPoM: Amit Rohidas (KL).
Feb 7 (Match No 16 at Delhi): Jaypee Punjab Warriors (Robert van der Horst 15-FG, Mink van der Weerden 53-PC) beat Delhi Waveriders (Tristan White 39-FG) 3-2. GoM: Robert van der Horst (JPW); YAoM: Mandeep Singh (DW); MEPoM: Satbir Singh (JPW); MoM: Tristan Clemons (JPW).
Feb 8 (Match No 17 at Delhi): Delhi Waveriders (Mandeep Singh 4-FG, 30-FG; Parvinder Singh 57-FG, Austin Smith 58-FG) beat UP Wizards (VR Raghunath 14-PC) 8-1. GoM: Mandeep Singh (DW); YAoM: HarJeet Singh (DW); MEPoM: Vincent Vanasch (DW); MoM: Mandeep Singh.
Feb 9 (Match No 18 at Chandigarh): Jaypee Punjab Warriors (Mink van der Weerden 25-PC) beat Ranchi Rays 1-0. GoM: Mink van der Weerden (JPW); YAoM: Manpreet Singh (RR); MEPoM: Flynn Ogilvie (RR); MoM: Tristan Clemons (JPW).
Feb 10 (Match No 19 at Lucknow): UP Wizards (VR Raghunath 15-PC, Gonzalo Peillat 60-PC) drew with Kalinga Lancers (Moritz Fuerste 15-PC, 51-PC) 2-2. GoM: Moritz Fuerste (KL); YAoM: Ajay Yadav (UPW); MEPoM: Lalit Upadhyay (KL); MoM: Moritz Fuerste.
Feb 11 (Match No 20 at Chandigarh): Dabang Mumbai (Robbert Kemperman 60-FG) beat Jaypee Punjab Warriors (Mink van der Weerden 37-PC) 2-1. GoM: Robbert Kemperman (DM); YAoM: Manpreet Singh (DM); MEPoM: Emmanuel Stockbroekx (DM); MoM: Tristan Clemons (JPW).
Feb 12 (Match No 21 at Delhi): Delhi Waveriders (Talwinder Singh 9-FG, Justin Reid-Ross 29-PC, Rupinder Pal Singh 57-PC, Simon Child 59-FG) beat Kalinga Lancers (Dharamvir Singh 40-FG, Mauritz Fuerste 54-FG) 6-4. GoM: Dharamvir Singh (KL); YAoM: Mandeep Sihgh (DW); MEPoM: Benjamin Stanzl (DW); MoM: Rupinder Pal Singh (DW).
Feb 13 (Match No 22 at Chandigarh): UP Wizards (Shamsher Singh 5-FG, Ajay Yadav 40-FG, Akashdeep Singh 58-FG) beat Jaypee Punjab Warriors (Mirco Pruijser 31-FG) 6-2. GoM: Akashdeep Singh (UPW); MoM: Ajay Yadav (UPW); YAoM: Samsher Singh (UPW); MEPoM: Armaan Qureshi (JPW).
Feb 15 (Match No 23 at Delhi): Dabang Mumbai (Kieran Govers 24-PC, Florian Fuchs 60-FG) beat Delhi Waveriders (Mandeep Singh 44-FG) 3-2. GoM: Mandeep Singh (DW); YAoM: Manpreet Singh (DM); MEPoM: Benjamin Stanzl (DW); MoM: Surender Kumar (DW).
Feb 16 (Match No 24 at Lucknow): UP Wizards (Seve van Ass 37-FG, Akashdeep Singh 60-FG) beat Ranchi Rays 4-0. GoM: Akashdeep Singh (DW); YAoM: Akashdeep Singh (DW); MEPoM: Arthur van Dorren (UPW); MoM: Seve van Ass (UPW).
Feb 17 (Match No 25 at Chandigarh): Delhi Waveriders (Justin Reid-Ross 4-PC, Rupinder Pal Singh 17-PC, Mandeep Singh 38-FG, Iain Lewers 44-FG) beat Jaypee Punjab Warriors (Mark Gleghorne 29-PC) 6-1. GoM: Mandeep Singh (DW); YAoM: Harjeet Singh (DW); YAoM: Mandeep Singh (DW); MoM: Justin Reid-Ross.
Feb 18 (Match No 26 at Chandigarh): Kalinga Lancers (Adam Dixon 9-FG, Moritz Fuerste 24-PC, Lalit Upadhyay 34-FG, Dharamvir Singh 39-FG) beat Jaypee Punjab Warriors 7-0. GoM: Adam Dixon (KL); YAoM: Matthew Dawson (KL); MEPoM: Lalit Upadhyay (KL); MoM: Dharamvir Singh (KL).
Feb 19 (Match No 27, at Delhi): Uttar Pradesh Wizards (Gonzalo Peillat 22-PS) drew with Delhi Waveriders (Rupinder Pal Singh 22-PC) 1-1. GoM: Gonzalo Peillat (UPW); YAoM: Arthur van Doren (UPW); MEPoM: Akashdeep Singh (UPW); MoM: PR Sreejesh (UPW).
Feb 20 (Match No 28 at Lucknow): Jaypee Punjab Warriors (Mink van der Weerden 35-PC) beat Uttar Pradesh Wizards 1-0. GoM: Mink van der Weerden (JPW); YAoM: Akashdeep Singh (UPW); MEPoM: Florent van Aubel (UPW); MoM: Tristan Clemons (JPW).
Feb 21 (Match No 29 at Delhi): Ranchi Rays (Manpreet Singh 9-FG, 32-FG; Imran Khan 37-FG) beat Delhi Waveriders (Justin Reid-Ross 45-FG) 6-2. GoM: Justin Reid-Ross (DW); YAoM: Imran Khan (RR); MEPoM: Niklas Wellen (DW); MoM: Barry Middleton (RR).
Feb 22 (Match No 30 at Lucknow): Uttar Pradesh Wizards (Ajay Yadav 12-FG, Ramandeep Singh 17-FG) drew with Dabang Mumbai (Gurjant Singh 13-FG, Manpreet 19-FG) 4-4. GoM: Ajay Yadav (UPW); YAoM: Manpreet (DM); MEPoM: Augustin Mazzilli (UPW); MoM: Ajay Yadav.
Feb 25 (Match No 31, SF, at Chandigarh): Kalinga Lancers (Devinder Walmiki 9-PC, Moritz Fuerste 35-PC, Billy Bakker 46-FG) beat Uttar Pradesh Wizards (Arthur van Doren 4-FG, Akashdeep Singh 58-FG) 8-7 in penalty shoot out. Full time 4-4. GoM: Billy Bakker (KL); YAoM: Dipsan Tirkey (KL); MEPoM: Florent van Aubel (UPW); MoM: Andrew Charter (KL).
Feb 25 (Match No 32, SF, at Chandigarh): Dabang Mumbai (Robbert Kemperman 26-FG) beat Delhi Waveriders 2-0. GoM: Robbert Kemperman (DM); YAoM: Affan Yousuf (DM); MEPoM: Robbert Kemperman; MoM: David Harte (DM).
Feb 26 (Match No 33, For 3rd place, at Chandigarh): Uttar Pradesh Wizards (Shamsher Singh 18-FG, Gonzalo Peillat 38-PC, Agustin Mazzilli 57-FG) beat Delhi Waveriders (Justin Reid-Ross 15th-FG, Rupinder Pal Singh 24-PC, 36-PC) 5-4. GoM: Rupinder Pal Singh (DW); YAoM: Shamsher Singh (UPW); MEPoM: Florent van Aubel (UPW); MoM: Rupinder Pal Singh.
Feb 26 (Match No 34, Final, at Chandigarh): Kalinga Lancers (Glenn Turner 18-FG, Moritz Fuerste 30-PC, 59-PC) beat Dabang Mumbai (Affan Yousuf 33-PC) 4-1. GoM: Affan Yousuf (DM); YAoM: Matthew Dawson (KL); MEPoM: Robbert Kemperman (DM); MoM: Moritz Fuerste (KL).
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TOP: Players of Kalinga Lancers celebrate their maiden HIL title triumph in Chandigarh on Feb 26, 2017.
RIGHT: Kalinga Lancers captain Moritz Fuerste (L) and striker Glenn Turner (R) receive the joint-top-scorer award on Feb 26, 2017.

 
   

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