CHENNAI: Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) defended their All India MCC Murugappa title with a 5-3 victory over Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here on Sunday. Captain Yuvraj Walmiki's brace along with Pardeep Singh's artistic play in the midfield helped RSPB go all the way.
Yuvraj, Surinder Singh and the sturdy Sayyad Niyaz Rahim mounted early attacks, and this led them to earning five penalty corners inside the first six minutes. After a flurry of unsuccessful PC strikes, Railways drew first blood via Gursahibjit Singh in the fifth attempt. Gursahibjit had to just guide the ball off a thunderous ground stroke from drag-flicker Joginder Singh.
