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Hockey India League: Sense of deja vu as Delhi SG Pipers and Gonasika play out entertaining 2-2 draw on opening night | Hockey News

Hockey India League: Sense of deja vu as Delhi SG Pipers and Gonasika play out entertaining 2-2 draw on opening night | Hockey News

Graham Reid, the former India coach who is now at the helm for Delhi SG Pipers, said it was ‘great to be back home’. His team was up against an inspired Ollie Payne in goal for Team Gonasika – the England goalkeeper was also the star of the night when India and England played out a thrilling 0-0 draw in the World Cup last year at this very venue. The match ended with Raj Kumar Pal slotting a shootout effort past Payne, just as the Indian attacker had famously done so in India’s sensational backs-to-wall win against Great Britain at the Paris Olympics in the quarterfinal. There was a sense of deja vu on the opening night of the Hockey India League in Rourkela. It all made for a fine spectacle as Delhi and Gonasika played out a rollercoaster 2-2 draw in regulation time to split a point each before the former won the penalty shootout to earn a bonus point on Saturday. Argentina’s Tomas Domene opened the scoring for the league and notched up …