Raider Akash Shinde was the star with 15 points as the Puneri Paltan came out all guns blazing and registered a 40-31 victory over U.P. Yoddhas in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 at the Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex, on Friday.
Both sides played out a neck-and-neck contest in the first few minutes of the match and were locked at 5-5. While Surender Gill picked up raid points for the U.P. Yoddhas, raider Akash Shinde led the charge for the Puneri Paltan.
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However, Shinde picked up successive raid points and defenders Mohammad Nabibakhsh and Fazel Atrachali backed him up to help the Pune side inch ahead at 9-6 in the 11th minute.
Mohit Goyat also joined the party as the Paltan earned a massive lead at 12-7 in the 15th minute. The Pune side kept raging on and ended the first half in the lead at 19-11.
The Yoddhas showed more urgency in the second half and they inflicted an All Out to reduce the between the two sides at 18-21.
However, Goyat pulled off a fantastic raid in the 25th minute to help his team keep moving forward. Surender Gill carried out a multi-point raid, but Puneri Paltan still held the lead at 27-23 in the 30th minute.
Moments later, Fazel Atrachali tackled Pardeep Narwal and helped his team inflict an All Out and take a massive lead at 33-24. The Puneri Paltan continued to be on fire for the rest of the match and eventually closed out a comprehensive victory.
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