Ahmedabad Defenders clinched the trophy within the second season of RuPay Prime Volleyball League powered by A23 with a 15-7, 15-10, 18-20, 13-15, 15-8 win over the Bengaluru Torpedoes on the Regional Sports activities Centre, Kochi on Sunday. Angamuthu was named the participant of the match for his dominating present.
LM Manoj and Nandhagopal mixed early on to place blocks on Bengaluru’s assaults. As Ibin and Pankaj acquired concerned in assaults, the Torpedoes confirmed they’re right here to battle. However with incessant assaults from Angamuthu, the Defenders maintained their composure. As skipper Muthusamy Appavu started establishing Danial and Manoj, Ahmedabad drew block errors from the Torpedoes and picked up a hefty lead.
With service stress constructing, the Torpedoes struggled to run their attacking performs from the center. Ahmedabad’s in-form defence tackled properly with Bengaluru’s assault, whereas Angamuthu and Santhosh dismantled the Torpedoes’ momentum.
Simply when it appeared like Ahmedabad will run with the sport, Sethu’s magic from the service line introduced Bengaluru again into the enterprise. Danial virtually ended the present along with his highly effective spikes. However Bengaluru held themselves on, drawing errors from Ahmedabad.
Abalooch tried to make use of his peak to bully Santhosh, however the twin block line of Santhosh and Manoj stored making essential blocks for Ahmedabad. However with a block on Mujeeb and a magical super-serve, the Torpedoes really introduced the competition again to degree pegging and pushed the match to the fifth set.
The battle between the center Danial and Jishnu raged on within the last set. A intelligent block from Abalooch introduced Bengaluru again into the see-saw battle. Angamuthu’s spikes stored testing the Torpedoes’ defence. A tender super-serve from Santhosh ended the competition and the Defenders closed out the ultimate set to clinch the trophy.