Haryana Steelers lost to Puneri Paltan 27-45 in the 108th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for Puneri Paltan was Mohit Goyat. He was ably supported by Sombir. Vinay's efforts went in vain tonight.
Puneri Paltan were dominant in the raiding department at the scoring 23 to Haryana Steelers's 17. When it came to tackling Puneri Paltan scored 15 points to Haryana Steelers's 5 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 3 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
Puneri Paltan captain Nitin Tomar scored 5 where as Haryana Steelers captain Vikas Kandola picked 5. The mainstay of the Puneri Paltan was Sanket Savan staying on the mat for 94% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Mohit Goyat (12 points), PU
Best Defender : Ashish (3 points), HS
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | HS 0 - 0 PU | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Vikas Kandola is risking his team into a Do-or-Die Raid. Risky Strategy! |
| Raid 10 | HS 1 - 6 PU | Mohit Goyat (PU) | Mohit Goyat gets his man! He's been targeting Jaideep for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Hand Touch. |
| Raid 12 | HS 2 - 10 PU | Mohit Goyat (PU) | Mohit Goyat gets his man! He's been targeting Ashish for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Hand Touch. |
| Raid 19 | HS 4 - 12 PU | Vinay (HS) | Vishal Bharadwaj errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Vinay. |
| Raid 22 | HS 5 - 13 PU | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Low risk move on getting a quick bonus by Aslam Inamdar. |
| Raid 25 | HS 6 - 15 PU | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Vikas Kandola tries to wriggle out of the centre, but is stopped by Sombir, Abhineesh Natarajan, Sanket Savan. Super Tackle! |
| Raid 28 | HS 7 - 16 PU | Nitin Tomar (PU) | Nitin Tomar gets another raid point as he takes out Jaideep. |
| Raid 34 | HS 7 - 18 PU | Mohit Goyat (PU) | Ravi Kumar errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Mohit Goyat. |
| Raid 37 | HS 7 - 20 PU | Ashish (HS) | Perfect team play, defense ushers raider Ashish out of the mat. |
| Raid 38 | HS 7 - 24 PU | Mohit Goyat (PU) | Mohit Nandal, Vinay errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Mohit Goyat. |
| Raid 47 | HS 8 - 29 PU | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Aslam Inamdar muscles his way past Jaideep and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 49 | HS 8 - 33 PU | Mohit Goyat (PU) | Mohit Goyat eliminates Mohit Nandal with a Hand Touch. |
| Raid 57 | HS 9 - 37 PU | Mohit Goyat (PU) | Mohit Goyat raids successfully and gets Surender out. |
| Raid 63 | HS 10 - 39 PU | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | This just isn't working for Jaideep. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Aslam Inamdar gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
| Raid 67 | HS 14 - 41 PU | Rahul Chaudhari (PU) | SUPER TACKLE! Ashish, Mohit Nandal makes a fantastic tackle on Rahul Chaudhari |
| Raid 72 | HS 18 - 41 PU | Ashish (HS) | Ashish eliminates Sanket Savan with a Kick. |
| Raid 74 | HS 22 - 41 PU | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Jadhav Balasaheb, Abhineesh Natarajan has to leave as Vikas Kandola gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 75 | HS 22 - 42 PU | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Low risk move on getting a quick bonus by Aslam Inamdar. |
| Raid 80 | HS 26 - 44 PU | Vinay (HS) | Vinay gets another raid point as he takes out Aslam Inamdar. |
