Rourkela, Jan. 30 -- JSW Soorma Hockey Club advanced to the Semi Final with a 1 - 1 (3 - 0 SO) penalty shootout victory against Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers in their last Pool stage match of the Men's Hockey India League 2024-25 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium here.
Gurjant Singh (10') gave Soorma the lead early in the game while Jugraj Singh (56') equalised for the Tigers towards the end of the game on Wednesday evening.
Soorma showcased proactive defence in the initial minutes and carefully probed for any weakness in the Tigers' half.
However, the first chance of the game fell to the Tigers as Sukhjeet, on a counter attack, crossed the ball past Soorma's goalkeeper Vincent Vanasch but Sebastien Dockier was unable to direct it into goa...