Jaypee Punjab Warriors News

Both the teams running neck to neck on the points table are looking forward to take the lead from each other

Chandigarh, 14 February 2014: Pocketing another win against Kalinga Lancers yesterday, the Uttar Pradesh Wizards will be trying to hold on to their position on the top of the charts. Motivated with their victory, Uttar Pradesh Wizards will be looking at maintaining their lead over Jaypee Punjab Warriors when they meet at Mohali tomorrow.

Both the teams have been seen shuffling their positions on the points table and taking the lead over each other in the tournament.  Currently, UP Wizards are ahead of JP Warriors with 26 points and 25 points in their kitties respectively. With V.R Raghunath proving out to be the best penalty corner specialist for the Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the second season of Hero Hockey India League 2014, converting 6 penalty corners in goals, he will prove to be one of the toughest challenges for Jaypee Punjab Warriors.

Meanwhile, Jaypee Punjab Warriors will be desperately looking forward to mark a win against the Uttar Pradesh Wizards in front of their home crowd. As the last match against Kalinga Lancers at Mohali witnessed a draw, Jaypee Punjab Warriors will aim to give their best show at home. With Sandeep Singh as the penalty corner specialist and Yousuf Affan as the field goal scorer proving to be JP Warriors’ biggest assets, UP Wizards will have to be buckled up and ready for a tough fight.

Last when both the teams met in Lucknow, both the teams played a entertaining 70 minute of hockey which resulted in a draw. This time around both the teams will be looking at outwitting each other and ending the game with a win.

Speaking on the must win match tomorrow Head Coach Barry Dancer, Jaypee Punjab Warriors said “We see our last three matches as an opportunity to improve and do our preparation well before going into the semi finals. There are plenty of areas where we still need to improve as a team and I believe we’ve got a good chance to do so.”

Speaking on tomorrow’s match Captain Jamie Dwyer, Jaypee Punjab Warriors said “We need to play some good hockey over the weekend as Uttar Pradesh Wizards have so far done well in this tournament. Our last game against them ended in a draw but at our home turf we’d like to see a better result for ourselves.”

Speaking on the upcoming match tomorrow Head Coach Reolant Oltmans, Uttar Pradesh Wizards said “It would be a very interesting match. Jaypee Punjab Warriors is a good team. It would be a little different game as both sides, U.P. Wizards and Jaypee Punjab Warriors, have almost qualified for the semi-final. We need to keep the rhythm going and play a wonderful game.”

Speaking on the expectations from tomorrow’s match Captain V.R Raghunath, Uttar Pradesh Wizards said “We have almost qualified for the semi-finals. Our focus is on preparing for the semi-final. We are looking forward for our next 2 games as it will help us in better preparing us for the semi-finals.”