It was a day of shootouts at the MHA-Mahindra Stadium yesterday as both semi-finals of the Guru Tegh Bahadur tournament were decided by tie-breakers. First, Air India and Oil & Natural Gas Corporation ONGC played out a 1-1 draw.


Super saver: Air India goalkeeper Adrian D-Souza effects a save against ONGC’s Jagwant Singh in blue during the shootout in the semi-finals of the Guru Tegh Bahadur tournament at MHA-Mahindra Stadium in Churchgate yesterday. Air-India won 7-6. Pic/Atul Kamble 

This was followed by 12 penalty strokes from each side as both goalkeepers Adrian D-Souza AI and Kamaldeep Singh ONGC excelled under the bar, thwarting the solitary attackers time and again. Finally, deep into sudden death, Adrian denied Gurvinder Singh Chandi, while Joga Singh got the better of Kamaldeep to ensure AI emerged 7-6 victors.