Kalinga Lancers beat Dabang Mumbai 4-2

Bhubaneswar, Jan 21: Kalinga Lancers beat Dabang Mumbai 4-2 to register their first victory in the Hockey India League (HIL) 2016 at the Kalinga Stadium here on Thursday.

German striker Florian Fuchs' field goal handed Mumbai a 2-0 advantage but two field strikes from Adam Dixon and Glenn Turner helped the hosts win the match after a defeat in the iugural match against Uttar Pradesh Wizards.

From the beginning of the match, both the teams Mumbai and Kalinga started playing some defensive shots as no one was ready to give room to the other to score. IANS