In Match 114 of Pro Kabaddi 2019, Haryana Steelers beat Gujarat Fortunegiants 38-37 in a closely fought encounter to secure a place in the playoffs, at Tau Devilal Indoor Stadium, Panchkula, on Monday. Vikas Kandola was once again the star for the home side, picking up a Super 10, as the Steelers produced a successful tackle in the final play of the match to clinch the thriller in front of a packed audience at the Tau Devi Lal stadium.
Fortunegiants, coming on the back of a massive 29-point victory against Tamil Thalaivas, started the match strongly. Rohit Gulia and Sonu impressed with their raids while at the other end a tight defence ensured that Haryana's Vikas Kandola was not given space to wreak havoc. Rohit Gulia's three-point Super Raid in the early minutes set the pace for Fortunegiants who edged Steelers in all departments of the game to clinch an All-Out in the 9th minute of the match.
Steelers' over-reliance on Vikas Kandola for raid points was once again visible as the home side struggled to get a grip of the match. In fact, Steelers only win 30 per cent of their matches when Vikas Kandola fails to clinch a Super 10 and Fortunegiants were obviously well aware of this fact, pouncing on the raider in packs. Despite a brief period of dominance after the All-Out, the Haryana team struggled again in the dying minutes to go down to just three men on the mat at half time with Fortunegiants leading 19-14. A nail-biting finish to the match saw Fortunegiants level the points with a tackle on Vikas Kandola with one second left on the clock. However, that one second proved too costly for the Fortunegiants as Steelers defenders ushered Rohit Gulia out of the mat to clinch a point and the victory.
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