All of 21 years previous, Darshan Gaonkar turned Maharashtra’s hero as he scored the successful penalty within the shootout in opposition to Haryana for the bronze medal match on the 2022 National Games.
With the scores stage 2-2 and Maharashtra left with one take, Gaonkar started his run from the mark with the ball managed atop on his blade, ran in direction of the goalkeeper and chipped it over him for a winner. Here, take a look at it.
Darshan Gaonkar of Maharashtra scored in a novel manner throughout penalty-shoot outs in opposition to Haryana within the bronze medal match
Have you ever seen this earlier than?@Sanjay_onair@shailesh0601@indianhockey@OnTheSportField@amitesh26
Footage: @ddsportschannel#nationalgames2022 pic.twitter.com/KONKB24foH
— Abhishek Mahajan (@Imabhimahajan) October 11, 2022
Earlier the 2 groups performed a 2-2 draw over the 4 quarters. While Maharashtra had been stunned by Uttar Pradesh of their semifinal match, Haryana had misplaced to Karnataka for the gold medal match.
Post the sport, Maharashtra have maintained their place second within the medals tally with 38 golds and 137 general, greater than some other state. Haryana are third with 34 golds and 105 general.
Services lead the tally with 56 golds and a general haul of 120.
