Bhubaneswar, Jan. 22 -- JSW Soorma Hockey Club registered a 6-1 victory against the SG Pipers in the final Men's Hero Hockey India League (HIL) group stage match. Needing a seven-goal win to seal their spot in Qualifier 2, Soorma made a high-intensity start, led by Jeremy Hayward's (2', 7', 34', 45') thunderous drag flicks and a counter-attacking strike from Lucas Martinez (11').
Nicolas Keenan (47') later helped Soorma move into touching distance of qualification in the final quarter but the SG Pipers held on in the dying minutes to break Soorma's hopes of advancing to the Qualifiers.
Soorma Hockey Club began the game on the front foot, forcing the Pipers back early and earning a penalty corner within the opening minutes. Jeremy Hayward ...