Spartans SC clinch Division-II crown


 

Spartans Sports Club combined perfectly as a team and bulldozed their way past Hockey Dadar in a Second Division final of the MHAL League 2019-2020, played at the MHAL Stadium, Churchgate on Sunday evening.

 

The Spartans outfit dominated play from the outset and after a bit of resistance from the Hockey Dadar team, they wrested complete control and scored a regular intervals to run away with the match and emerge champions.

 

After a barren first quarter, Spartans finally managed to break the deadlock when Akash D. converted from a penalty stroke in the 26th minute and give his team a narrow 1-0 half-time advantage.

 

Spartans showed more urgency on resumption and scored twice in the 35th minute. Navjoy Singh and Shivam S. scored in quick succession to gain complete control. Seven minutes later, Stephen Swamy netted the fourth goal before Akshay Rajput hammered in the fifth goal in the final minute to complete a much-deserved victory for Spartans.

 

MHAL President, Mangha Singh Bakshi presented Spartans with the Second Division champions trophy and the winners cash award of Rs 25,000, while Hockey Dadar received the runner-up prize of Rs 15,000.

 

Results – Second Div (final): Spartans SC 5 (Akash D., Navjoy Singh, Shivam S., Stephen Swamy, Akshay Rajput) beat Hockey Dadar 0.