Chennai, Jan. 4 -- Accord Tamil Nadu Dragons secured a thrilling 4-2 victory against Hyderabad Toofans in penaltiesto begin their campaign with a bonus point in the opening game of the Men's Hero Hockey India League (HIL) heretonight.
The two teams were level 3-3 in regulation time, before the Dragons clinched a 4-2 win in the shootout, with PrinceDeep Singh making two crucial saves.
In regulation time, Uttam Singh (4'), Thomas Sorsby (9') and Karthi Selvam (32') scored for Accord Tamil Nadu Dragons,while Amandeep Lakra (12', 18') and Arthur De Sloover (37') scored for Hyderabad Toofans.
After 3-3, the two teams pushed till the end in search of a decisive goal, but eventually had to settle for a penalty shootoutto determine the winner.
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