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Indian Oil Corporation Ltd defeated Army XI in the Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey. They recorded their second win in Pool B matches with a 1-0 victory over Army XI in a match played on Sunday.
IOCL had beaten Mumbai XI in their opening fixture. They had a close game with ArmyXI.The team missed a few chances before Didar Singh converted a penalty stroke in the 57th minute after forward Deepak Thakur was brought down inside the striking circle .
In the last minute, Army XI were disappointed after umpire Praveen turned down a claim for a penalty corner. Earlier, title holders Air India, with Dhanraj Pillay in their ranks, scored twice through Sameer Dad’s 9th and 11th minute goal for a 2-0 win over local champions Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) in Pool A.
IOB who had a 2-2 draw with Karnataka in their first game, struggled to a better organized Air India who had lost their previous game to ONGC.
In another game, Bharat Petroleum, defeated Karnataka XI by 3-1 .The winning goals came from Gurpreet Singh in the 17th minute, Jarnail Singh in the 47th minute and Hariprasad in the 55th minute.
Karnataka, with two losses in Pool A, are virtually out of the competition with just a game in hand against Air India.
