The 2nd semi-final match between Jaypee Punjab Warriors and Ranchi Rhinos will be a nail biting watch for the hockey fans of Ranchi as they will want to see their team in the Finale of the HHIL 2014. But they are also aware of the form with which the Jaypee Punjab Warriors team will be playing on Saturday and will be hoping that their team leaves no stone unturned to ensure that the second team to reach the FINALE should be the defending champions.
Coming into the semi-finals with 7 wins and just 1 loss, team Jaypee Punjab Warriors will be playing the eliminator with great confidence and will be aiming at leaving no space for mistakes. In the 10 matches that the team has played they have the highest penalty conversion rate of 38% in the Pool stages and will be aiming to continue this form in the crucial phase of the League. Dragflicker Sandeep Singh who not only has to his credit of the highest goals in the League but with his penalty corner conversion rate of 36% of his 10 matches, makes him the player to be looked out for and marked for the decider match. Will Jamie Dwyer and his team be able to continue their onslaught is the question in everyone’s mind?
With 4 wins, the journey of Ranchi Rhinos cannot be termed as the most satisfactory performance, but the team will come into the semi-finals with the players whose absence was felt in the last few matches. The team though has to its credit of having the highest possession of the ball, with an average of 56% in the 10 matches that the team played. With this kind of possession rate the team will now look at converting the chances that it gets on the field tomorrow. Moritz Fuertse and his team for tomorrow will take the learning’s from the Pool matches and will work on them on the field which will help seal the match against the Warriors with a win.
While each will be looking at eliminating the other, both the teams will be well aware that the semi-final platform will not consider the points that each scored in the Pool stage or the number of matches that each won or lost. What will be important tomorrow will be to surpass each other to reach the Finale.
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