Chandigarh: Sandeep Singh struck the silver goal with a drag-flick as Chandigarh Dynamos tamed Bangalore Lions 2-1 in the Premier Hockey League at the Sector 42 Hockey Stadium on Saturday.
Deepak Thakur's magic touch did wonders for Chandigarh Dynamos to score the equaliser in the last seconds after the local favourites were 1-0 down.
Sandeep Singh's magic deflection close to the right post saw the ball zoom into the net and the crowd erupted into a loud applause that drowned the hooter.
Playing without their skipper Rajpal Singh and main custodian Baljit Singh, who were injured in a road accident, Dynamos dominated the game and made many dangerous moves but failed to score.
Bangalore failed misereably in the midfield while Inderjit Chadha and Imran Khan took control of the play for Dynamos.
Tejbir Singh and Pakistan's Mudassar Ali Khan excelled in the attack for Dynamos and Tejbir was named Lion of the Match.
Dynamos fell in arrears in the 50th minute after conceding two successive penalty corners. Sandeep Singh who rushed to the top, took Quintana's drag flick on his legs and a second short corner was awarded.
This time, after a dummy Arjun Halappa found the boards through a low drag flick to provide a 1-0 lead for Lions.
A last-minute goal by Deepak Thakur pushed the match into extra-time and Dynamos earned a short-corner in the last few seconds of the first half.
Sandeep Singh executed a perfect drag-flick to provide the silver goal in the 77th minute and two points for Dynamos.
Dynamos now have 11 points after six matches and are leading the table while Lions are on 8 points after five matches.
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