Inspired Peiris propels BRC to victory
View(s):After conceding a 1-0 lead at half time, BRC’s Gihan Peiris exploded to fire his side to a 3-1 win over Old Anandians, in their CHA conducted Andriesz Hockey fixture, at the Astro Turf on Thursday.
The Selecao celebrate after scoring. AFP
Old Anandians drew first blood when centre half Geepal Dias, receiving a pass from right inside Prabath Jayasuriya, put his side one up in the 12th minute, sending them into halftime with a lead.
However in the second half BRC equalized when right inside Indika Prasanna made a cross pass for centre forward Gihan Peiris to sound the boards in the 34th minute and nine minutes later BRC took the lead when Peiris scored his second goal off a pass from Prasanna Kumara.
In the 58th minute, BRC sealed victory when left extreme A. Muhengoda got his stick onto the ball to score and give BRC a 3-1 win.
The game was controlled by M. Vitharana and Dharshana Liyanage, while H.L. Mithrapala was the third umpire. – BM
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