Hockey: Western Railways down PNB to clinch Gold Cup

MUMBAI:

Western Railways

, Mumbai (WR) cruised past Punjab National Bank, Delhi (PNB) 3-1 in the finals of the 12th PMC Bank-Guru Tegh Bahadur All-India Gold Cup at

MHAL-Mahindra Stadium

on Friday. PNB opened the scoring with a strike from Arjun in the 20th minute, but the equalizer was netted soon after in the 32nd minute by

Malak Singh

.

Western Railways passed the ball effortlessly, creating plenty of open chances, which led to an early second-half goal by

Rajin Kandolna

(40th). The defining moment of the game was the long-range goal by

Ayyappa

(53rd) from just inside the circle.