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Sahgal/Jindal emerged winners of the prestigious Northern India Polo Championship (12 Goals) beating fancied Cavalry (Black) by 5.5 goals to 5 in an exciting finals played today at the Jaipur Polo Ground. The finals played between Sahgal/Jindal and Cavalry (Black) was a very exciting, thrilling and hard fought match played at fast pace. Both teams combined well and played superbly. Cavalry (Black) was a 12 goal team and Sahgal/Jindal was an 11 goal team so Sahgal/Jindal started the match with 1/2 goal advantage and this was the decisive for Sahgal/Jindal's victory. Lt Col Navjit Sandhu opened the account for Cavalry (Black) and Maj Ravi Rathore added one more goal in the 1st chukker. In the 2nd chukker Maj Ravi Rathore and Lt Col Navjit Sandhu again scored one goal each whereas Dhruvpal Godara scored first field goal by converting a 40 yard penalty in this chukker for Sahgal/Jindal. 3rd chukker was not in favour of Cavalry (Black) in which they could not score any goal while Sahgal/Jindal added 3 goals to their score line. Shergill, Gaurav Shagal and Dhruvpal Godara scored one goal each. The score was 4.5 goal to 4 in favour of Sahgal/Jindal. In the 4th chukker Simran Shergill again scored a goal and gave his teams lead 5.5 to 4 but Maj Ravi Rathore reduced the margin by scoring a goal and make the final score 5 - 5.5 but the 1/2 advantage turned the match in favour of Sahgal/Jindal.

Score Board Northern India Polo Championship - (12 goal) Feb 4 - 7, 2009 WINNER: JINDAL / SAHGAL
Date	Pool	Time	Teams	Venue	Score	Winner
Feb 4	A	2:30pm	Cavalry (Red) Vs Jindal/Sahgal	AEC	11- 6.5	Jindal / Sahgal
Feb 4	B	3:30pm	Dhillon Farm Vs Horse & Wagon	AEC	8 - 5	Dhillon Farm
Feb 5	A	2:30pm	Cavalry (Black) Vs Horse & Wagon	AEC	8 - 7.5	Cavalry (Black)
Feb 5	B	3:30pm	Elevation Vs Cavalry (Red)	AEC	10- 5.5	Elevation
Feb 6	A	2:30pm	Elevation Vs Jindal / Sahgal	JPG	6 - 4	Jindal / Sahgal
Feb 6	B	3:30pm	Cavalry (Black) Vs Dhillon Farm	JPG	7 - 4.5	Cavalry (Black)
Feb 7	Final	3:30pm	Jindal/Sahgal Vs Cavalry (Black)	JPG	5.5 - 5	Jindal / Sahgal

AEC - Army Equestrian Centre, JPG - Jaipur Polo Ground

Northern India Polo Championship (12 goal)
TEAMS
POOL A			POOL B
CAVALRY (RED)			DHILLON FARM
1. Mr Rohan Saharan / Jagat Singh 2. Capt Sameer Chaudhary 3. Capt Vishal Chauhan Bk. Lt Col Atul Gupta		+0/+1 +1 +2 +3	1. Mr Baljinder Dhillon 2. Mr Ransher Singh 3. Mr Vishal Singh Bk. Mr Manupal Godara	+0 +2 +4 +4
	Total	+	Total	+10
SAHGAL / JINDAL			CAVALRY (BLACK)
1. Mr Gaurav Sahgal 2. Mr Abhimanyu Pathak 3. Mr Simran Shergill Bk. Mr Dhruvpal Godara		+2 +2 +3 +4	1. Lt Col Navjit Sandhu 2. Maj Saurabh Saharan 3. Maj Ravi Rathore Bk. Lt Col Tarun Sirohi	+4 +1 +3 +4
	Total	+11	Total	+12
ELEVATION			HORSE & WAGON
1. Tarun Bilwal 2. Satinder Garcha 3. Bhawani Singh Kalvi Bk. Gerardo Mazzini		+0 +2 +2 +7	1. Lt Col Khera 2. Mr Buchi Prakash 3. Mr Angad Kalaan Bk. Lt Col GS Pandher	+2 +1 +5 +2
	Total	+11		+10

Feb 4, 2009
Northern India Polo Championship (12 Goals) started today with six teams participating. The tournament is being played on half league basis. Six teams divided into two Pools and will play with each other in their respective pools. The winners of the each pool will play finals on Saturday at the Jaipur Polo Ground, New Delhi.
The first league matches was played today at the Army Equestrian Centre, Delhi Cantt. Sahgal/Jindal beat Cavalry (Red) by 11 goals to 6.5 and Dhillon Farm beat Horse & Wagon by 8 goals to 5. The first league match of the tournament was played between Sahgal/Jindal and Cavalry (Red). Sahgal/Jindal was a 11 goal team whereas Cavalry (Red) was a 6 goals team so they got with 3.5 goal on handicap and able to score any 3 goals, 2 goals through conversion of 40 yard penalties by Lt Col Atul Gupta in 1st and 2nd chukker and one goal added by Capt Sameer Choudhary in the last chukker while Sahgal/Jindal scored 11 goals through Dhruvpal Godara (6), Simran Shergill (3), Gaurav Sahgal (2).
The second match was played between Dhillon Farm and Horse & Wagon. Both teams were 10 goals each and played superbly. Manupal Godara opened the account for Dhillon Farm by converting a 30 yard penalty in 1st chukker. In the 2nd chukker Angad Kalaan scored 3 goals for Horse & Wagon while Vishal Singh and Ransher Singh added one goal each to Dhillon Farm's score line. The score was 3 all at the end of the 2nd Chukker. In the 3rd chukker Angad Kalaan scored 2 goals and took their team in lead by 5 goals to 3, but Manupal Godara played brilliantly and equalize the score by scoring two quick goals in the same chukker. Last and final chukker was not in favour of Horse & Wagon whereas Dhillon Farm scored 3 goals through Manual Godara (2) and Vishal Singh (1).

Feb 5, 2009
The second day league matches of the prestigious Northern India Polo Championship (12 Goals) were played today at the Army Equestrian Centre, Delhi Cantt. Cavalry (Black) beat Horse & Wagon by 8 goals to 7.5 and Elevation beat Cavalry (Red) by 10 goals to 5.5.
The first league match of the day was played between Cavalry (Black) and Horse & Wagon was a hard fought and closely contested match. Horse & Wagon team started with 1.5 goal on handicap and scored one goal in 1st chukker while Lt Col Tarun Sirohi opened the account of Cavalry (Black). In the 2nd chukker both teams scored 2 goals each. 3rd chukker was in favour of Cavalry (Black) in which they scored 3 goals while Horse & Wagon scored one goal only. The score was 6 - 5.5 in favour of Cavalry (Black). In the last chukker again both teams scored 2 goals each and the final score was 8 goals to 7.5. Scorers for Cavalry (Black) were Maj Ravi Rathore (6), Lt Col Tarun Sirohi (1) and Lt Col Navjit Sandhu (1). Scorers for Horse & Wagon were Angad Kalaan (3), Buchi Prakash (2), Lt Col NS Khera (1) and started with 1.5 goal on handicap.
The second match of the day was played between Elevation and Cavalry (Red). Cavalry (Red) started with 2.5 goals on handicap and scored one goal each in their first three chukkers while Elevation was a strong team and scored 10 goals through Gerardo Mazzini (7), Tarun Bilwal (2) and Bhawani Singh Kalvi (1).

Feb 6, 2009
The last round league matches of the prestigious Northern India Polo Championship (12 Goals) were played today at the Jaipur Polo Ground, New Delhi. Sahgal/Jindal beat Elevation by 6 goals to 4 and Cavalry (Black) beat Dhillon Farm by 7 goals to 4.5. Sahgal/Jindal will meet Cavalry (Black) in the finals tomorrow at 3:30 PM at the Jaipur Polo Ground.
The first league match of the day was played between Sahgal/Jindal and Elevation. Both teams were 11 handicap and combined well. Dhruvpal Godara opened the account for Sahgal/Jindal and Simran Shergill added goal in the 1st chukker. Simran Shergill again scored one goal in the 2nd chukker for Sahgal/Jindal while Satinder Garcha opened the account for Elevation by scoring a goal in the 2nd chukker. Gerardo Mazzini converted a 60 yard penalty for Elevation whereas Dhruvpal Godara converted a 60 yard penalty for Sahgal/Jindal. In the 3rd chukker Satinder Garcha and Gerardo Mazzini again scored one goal each and leveled the score. The last chukker was played at very fast pace and Simran Shergill scored two brilliant goals and these goals were the decider of the victory of Sahgal/Jindal as their opponents could not find the target. The final score was 6 goals to 4 in favour of Sahgal/Jindal.
The second match of the tournament played between Cavalry (Black) and Dhillon Farm was also an exciting event. Cavalry (Black) was a 12 goal team whereas Dhillon Farm was an 10 goal team so Dhillon Farm started with 1.5 goal on handicap. Cavalry (Black) combined well and put pressure on their opponents from very beginning of the 1st chukker and scored 3 goals each in 1st and 2nd chukker. Maj Ravi Rathore opened the account and converted a 60 yard penalty, Lt Col Navjit Sandhu added one more goal in the 1st chukker. In the 2nd chukker Lt Col Tarun Sirohi played brilliantly and scored two quick goals and Lt Col Navjit Sandhu added another goal, while Manupal Godara scored first field goal in 2nd chukker and converted a 30 yard penalty in the 3rd chukker. In the last chukker Maj Ravi Rathore scored one goal for Cavalry (Black) while Manupal Godara scored a goal for Dhillon Farm. The final score was 7 goals to 4.5 in favour of Cavalry (Black).