Virajpet: Palanganda team won the 19th edition “Kuppanda Cup 2015” of the Kodava Hockey Festival over Chenanda by scoring goal at the Government College grounds in Virajpet, Kodagu, on Saturday.
More than 30,000 fans watched the final match at the Government College grounds in Virajpet. Palanganda had got six penalty corners in the match but they failed to convert them into goals. Chenanda defenders played well and prevented Palanganda from scoring but failed to break the Palanganda defence whcih resulted in a goalless draw at the end of match time. However, in the shootout, K C Muttanna from Palanganda scored a goal on the last shot.
The winners took home a cash award of Rs 2 lakh while the runners-up were richer by Rs 1 lakh. The losing semifinalists were give Rs 50,000 each.
Top scorer: Amar Aiyamma (Palanganda). Player of the tournament: Somanna (Chendana). Budding player of the tournament: Bojanna (Mandetira). Fair play award: Team Kongettira. Promising team award: Kademada.
Palanganda’s Amar Aiyamma, a BPCL striker, emerged as the tournament’s top scorer with eight goals while Chenanda Somanna was declared the ‘Player of the Tournament’. Mandetira goalkeeper Bojanna was adjudged the Budding Player of the Tournament. Team Kongettira bagged the Fair Play award while Kademada bagged the Promising team award.
The 20th edition of the tournament will be conducted by Shantheyanda at Madikeri in 2016.
