Oil & Natural Gas Corporation defeated Indian Oil 3-1 (2-2) via tie-breaker in the final of the seven-a-side ONGC UP hockey championship in Lucknow on Monday evening.
The teams were locked 2-2 after an intense battle during the three periods of 15 minutes each, before ONGC prevailed in the tie-breaker.
The team converted thrice, opposed to just one strike by IOC.
Earlier, Indian Oil kept up the pressure right from the start of the game, but ONGC’s Baljinder Singh was impressive under the bars. IOC star striker Deepak Thakur got them the breakthrough in the 17th minute of the game, before ONGC equalised through Mandeep Singh (24th min).
The teams played attackingly in the final session of the match.
Roshan Minz put IOC ahead again in the 33rd minute, but ONGC pulled one back through Jasbir Singh in the dying minutes to force the game into the penalty shootout.
Earlier in the day, Punjab National Bank beat SAI Lucknow 2-1 in the third place play-off.