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.