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Gujarat Fortunegiants ends the journey of Season 7 on a winning note

Gujarat Fortunegiants produced a comeback to comprehensively beat Telugu Titans 48-38 in a VIVO Pro Kabaddi match at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida on Monday. 
 

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Sonu Jaglan stars as Gujarat Fortunegiants beat Telugu Titans by a 48-38 scoreline

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Even though both teams were out of the tournament, Telugu Titans started the match like a squad that wanted to end the tournament on a high. Siddharth Desai had is usual near-perfect first half with a 100% success ratio in his seven raids while Rakesh Gowda also impressed in his raids. The Titans clinched their first All-Out of the match in the seventh minute and dominated proceedings thereafter, with Akash Choudhary particularly impressive in their defense. The first half ended with the Titans leading 21-13. 

Sonu had a great game for Gujarat Fortunegiants, scoring 17 raid points (Gujarat’s best-ever raid performance in VIVO Pro Kabaddi history), as the season six runners-up finished their season on a positive note despite a stuttering campaign. 

Also watch: Downfall of the Giants - How raiding brought down the defensive powerhouse?

 

Coach Manpreet Singh’s words in the half time must have inspired the Gujarat men as they started the second half like a transformed side. Sonu impressed in the raids for the Fortunegiants as they secured an All-Out in the second minute after restart to make it a 3-point match. Sonu picked up his Super 10 while this likes of GB More and Rohit Gulia also picked up their game. Gujarat were able to convert their momentum to inflict another All-Out on the Titans (8 minutes remaining) and take the lead for the first time. Sonu’s impressive night got even better when he picked up a massive 4-point Super Raid with 6 minutes left in the match to give Gujarat 5-point cushion. The season six runners-up secured another All-Out with less than three minutes to open an 8-point lead which helped them seal the match. 

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Rakesh Gowda turned out to be a team All-Out saviour many times. Image courtesy: Pro Kabaddi 

 

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GB More shines for the team helps in comeback. Image courtesy: Pro Kabaddi

 


Last encounter: Telugu Titans and Gujarat Fortunegaints: Vishal stands tall as Telugu Titans win their first game of Pro Kabaddi 2019 | 30-26

 

Match Preview: Gujarat Fortunegiants wants to finish their season on a winning note after last two loss

Battle for table position in the bottom half, Gujarat Fortunegiants win and will overtake Pune to 8th spot. Titans have played a B team last two games, Will we see Abozar and Vishal in action. Two teams who have seen thee raiding fail, Big Siddharth vs Sachin, Rohit and GB More.

Head to head: Telugu Titans vs Gujarat Fortunegaints

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Siddharth_Desai VS. Rohit_Gulia | Gujarat Fortunegiants Vs Telugu Titans | M126 PKL7 Kaun Jeetega

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