New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) It took four games and a great fight-back in the last two quarters from Vancouver Lions to record their maiden win in the inaugural Wave World Kabaddi League here Sunday.
Vancouver Lions beat United Singhs 57-53, in one of the closest matches of the league, to pick their first points and move up one place from the bottom of the table.
Gagandeep Singh Sabrawa was the main of the match as well as the Best Raider contributing 18 points to his team’s kitty, while Sandeep Singh put up a valiant show for United Singhs with six stops.
United Singhs were narrowly ahead at 14-13 after the first quarter, but increased that to 29-24 at the midway stage, before the Vancouver Lions staged a remarkable comeback to snatch the lead at 40-39 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.
The visitors from Canada then managed to nose ahead 57-53 by the end for a huge morale-boosting win.
The four-point difference also equalled the record for the smallest margin of four points – Yo Yo Tigers beat Royals Kings by a similar difference 58-54 last week at the same venue.
United Singhs, who have now lost two games and won as many, have four points, while Khalsa Warriors lead the table with eight points.
