PKL: Goyat, Inamdar lead Puneri Paltan to thrilling win over Telugu Titans

Siddharth
Desai
scored
15
points,
while
Mohit
Goyat
came
off
the
bench
for
the
Paltan
and
finished
with
nine
points.

The
first
10
minutes
were
back-and-forth
with
only
Desai
and
Aslam
Inamdar
finding
success
on
offence.
The
Titans’ star
picked
up
five
raid
points
while
the
Paltan’s
rookie
managed
three.
They
also
contributed
on
defence,
scoring
one
tackle
point
each,
as
the
two
teams
remained
separated
by
just
one
on
the
scoreboard.

With
a
couple
of
minutes
left
in
the
first
half,
a
precarious
situation
led
to
a
game-changing
moment.
Desai
went
in
to
raid
and
slipped
while
turning,
which
led
to
his
hand
landing
in
the
lobby
rendering
him
out.
Unaware
of
the
situation,
the
Paltan’s
defence
followed
him
into
the
lobby
to
pin
him
down,
which
rendered
them
out
as
well.

This
led
to
the
Titans
earning
four
points
and
the
Paltan
one,
with
the
latter
left
with
just
one
player
on
the
mat.
Telugu’s
defence
made
short
work
of
the
last
player
to
inflict
the
game’s
first
All
Out
and
give
their
side
a
healthy
lead.
Desai’s
next
raid
was
also
a
game-changer,
but
it
was
more
straightforward
this
time.
He
tagged
a
defender
and
dived
across
the
midline
but
not
before
tagging
a
couple
more
Paltan
defenders,
scoring
his
first
Super
Raid
of
the
night
in
the
process
and
giving
the
Titans
a
six-point
lead
at
halftime.

The
Paltan
started
the
second
half
brighter
and
quickly
cut
the
Titans’ lead
down
to
three.
Substitute
Mohit
Goyat
then
went
in
for
a
raid,
tagged
three
defenders
and
slid
his
hand
across
the
midline
to
help
the
Paltan
inflict
an
All
Out.
Their
defence
added
a
couple
of
more
points
to
their
team’s
total,
as
the
Paltan
took
a
25-22
lead.

With
his
team
pegged
on
the
backfoot,
Desai
delivered.
He
picked
up
his
second
Super
Raid
of
the
night
to
level
the
score.
A
strong
tackle
from
the
Titans’
defence
left
Puneri
Paltan
down
to
three
on
the
mat.
Desai
went
in
to
add
to
his
tally
but
was
pinned
down
by
Vishal
Bhardwaj,
handing
the
lead
back
to
the
Paltan.

However,
the
Paltan’s
resistance
didn’t
last
long
as
the
Titans’
defence
and
Desai
combined
to
inflict
an
All
Out
to
take
the
lead.
In
the
closing
minutes,
the
Titans
adopted
a
conservative
approach,
while
the
Paltan
forced
the
issue,
and
it
was
the
latter
whose
tactical
tweak
worked,
as
they
levelled
the
score
with
a
minute
left.

Inamdar
went
in
for
the
game’s
penultimate
raid
in
a
Do-or-die
situation
and
picked
up
a
point
to
give
the
Paltan
the
lead.
Substitute
Rakesh
Gowda
tried
to
level
the
score
by
picking
up
a
bonus
point,
but
he
cut
the
black
line
and
thus,
wasn’t
awarded
one,
giving
the
Paltan
the
victory.

Source:
Pro
Kabaddi