MPSC (B) will square off against MPSC (C) in the final of the 2nd Imphal West District Polo Tournament being held under the aegis of Manipur Horse Riding & Polo Association on April 1 .
MPSC (B) defeated Thangmeiband Youth Polo Club (TYPC) 9-2 while MPSC (C) beat Imphal Riding Club (IRC) 4-2 in their respective semifinal matches.
The first semi final was played between MPSC (B) and TYPC wherein the former emerged victorious.
In the match, T Pradeep Kumar of MPSC (B) scored a haul.
He scored a goal each in the first and second chukker and another two in the third.
The remaining five goals of the winning side came from O Suresh Singh (2 goals), Kh Nongpoknganba (2 goals) and H Abung Khuman (1 goal) .
The two goals of TYPC, on the other hand, were scored by Th Nongpoknganba all in the second chukker.
The following match saw MPSC (C) beating IRC 4-2 .
It was a comeback win for MPSC (C) as IRC’s K Sorna scored the first goal of the match in the opening chukker and they (IRC) had a 2-1 lead till the end of second chukker.
The equaliser for MPSC (C) was struck by S Arunkumar in the second chukker but IRC had the upper hand by the end of the chukker as Sorna scored his second goal and gave IRC the lead a few minutes later.
MPSC (C) came back much stronger as they scored three goals in the third chukker and made their way to the final.
M Jawan, S Arunkumar and Viking Salam of MPSC (C) scored a goal each in the third round.