Jalandhar October 15 Army XI and Indian Navy Mumbai teams settled for a draw (1-1) in a Pool A match during the 36th Indian Oil Servo Surjit Hockey Tournament at Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium here this evening. Both teams shared one point each. In the first half, no team managed to score a goal. In the second half, Indian Navy’s Sanjit Toppo converted a penalty corner making it 1-0. In the 43rd minute, Army XI was back in the contention with an equalizer. Rahul Rathee netted the ball from the top of the striking circle making the score 1-1. With this draw, Army XI have four points from two league outings. They won their first match against ONGC 3-0. Indian Navy have only one point from two outings as they lost their first match to Indian Oil Mumbai. The champion of the tourney will get a cash award of Rs 5.50 lakh while runners-up will get Rs 2.51 lakh. Also, this year, the Surjit Hockey Society has decided to give an Alto Car along with other prizes like motorcycles, TVs, refrigerators etc to the spectators through a draw system. — TNS

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