Hockey India League 2017 Live Score: Dabang Mumbai vs Uttar Pradesh Wizards (FT: 4-3), HIL 2017 live commentary and updates

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FULL TIME: Dabang Mumbai 4-3 Uttar Pradesh Wizards

Quarter 4 - GOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLL Dabang Mumbai score and it is Kemperman. Gurmail puts the ball in and Kemperman scores. Mumbai are leading 4-3 because it is a field goal

Umpire refers it but the goal stands. UP Wizards are leading.

Quarter 4 - The Penalty Corner is injected and though the shot is miscued by Peillat, it somehow falls to Ramandeep and he turns it in.

Quarter 4 - GOOOOOOALLLLLLLL Ramandeep Singh scores for UP Wizards

Quarter 4 - Uttar Pradesh Wizards now attack and Akashdeep looks to pass it inside the circle but it goes out. Short corner to Uttar Pradesh but Mumbai refer it.

Quarter 4 - 5 minutes remaining in the game and the onus will remain on Dabang Mumbai to get that decisive goal

Quarter 4 - Dabang Mumbai get a penalty corner and they go with a variation, forcing Sreejesh to make a great save.

Quarter 4 - Van Ass makes a run into the circle, makes a pass and then look for a decision. However, they do not refer it.

Quarter 4 - Uttar Pradesh seem to be looking content while defending and are not pressing very hard.

Quarter 4 has begun and Dabang Mumbai are enjoying possession but they should be looking to score a goal, given that it is there home game.

Quarter 3 ENDS

Quarter 3 - Around a minute remains in the third quarter and none of the teams look like scoring a goal.

Quarter 3 - Things are still level here in Mumbai and both teams are looking to get the lead. Uttar Pradesh trying to attack by forcing the issue.

Quarter 3 - This has been excellent drag flicking from Harmanpreet Singh.

Quarter 3 - GOOOOOOOOOALLLLLL Harmanpreet Singh scores for Dabang Mumbai

Quarter 3 - Dabang Mumbai start right away with an attack and they win a penalty corner. This is a great chance for Harman to equalise

The second half begins

Uttar Pradesh Wizards will be fairly happy with how things have gone for them so far, given the fact that they are leading despite not playing great hockey.

HALF TIME Dabang Mumbai 1-2 Uttar Pradesh Wizards

Quarter 2 - Uttar Pradesh Wizards get a PC but Gonzalo Peillat shoots it over the goal. MISSED CHANCE there

Quarter 2 - Gurmail makes a good run forward, the ball hits the defender's feet and it is a free hit to Mumbai.

Quarter 2 - Just over three minutes left in the second quarter and Uttar Pradesh Wizards are looking to restore their two goal lead.

Quarter 2 - Dabang Mumbai are back in the contest and Harmanpreet Singh shows why he is such a highly rated drag flicker.

Quarter 2 - GOOOOOOOOALLLLLLL Harmanpreet Singh scores for Mumbai from the penalty corner with a scorcher of a drag flick.

Quarter 2 - Just as we say that, Rob Kemperman wins Mumbai a Penalty Corner.

Quarter 2 - A bit of a lull then in the game. Dabang Mumbai are looking for a reaction but Uttar Pradesh are defending really well.

Quarter 2 - Florian Fuchs makes a great run and manages to breach the UP Wizards circle but he is well restricted by Peillat.

Quarter 2 - UP Wizards are not sitting deep now and there is a great exchange of passes between Raghunath and Akashdeep

Quarter 2 is underway here!!

Quarter 1 Ends

Quarter 1 - Just a few seconds left in the first quarter and Uttar Pradesh will go into the short break a really happy side.

Quarter 1 - You have to say that this is against the run of play that Uttar Pradesh Wizards have got the goal but great play from Ockenden, who dispossessed the defender at half line and then made the run.

Quarter 1 - GOOOOOOOALLLLLL Mazzilli scores for Uttar Pradesh

Quarter 1 - Florian Fuchs makes a great run and drives the ball inside the circle but it is too fast for Nikkin to control.

Quarter 1 - Dabang Mumbai have been attacking well through Affan Yousuf and Nikkin, Uttar Pradesh need to see more of the ball.

Quarter 1 - Dabang Mumbai are controlling possession here and dominating. Uttar Pradesh Wizards are sitting too deep and it could prove to be costly here

Quarter 1 - We are underway here in Mumbai and Dabang Mumbai start proceedings with an aerial pass and then follow it up with a reverse stick shot that hits the side of the goal. Emmanuel with the shot there.

For our readers following this game with us, do keep an eye out on Gonzalo Peillat, who could score multiple goals tonight.

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Dabang Mumbai did really well to come back from behind in their first game against Ranchi Rays.

PR Sreejesh, Raghunath and Gonzalo Peillat all start for Uttar Pradesh Wizards and it is not going to be an easy match for Dabang Mumbai, even though they are playing at home.

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Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of the 2017 Hockey India League and today we have for you a cracking contest between Dabang Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh Wizards. This is the first game of Uttar Pradesh in the 2017 Hockey India League while Dabang Mumbai will be looking to get their first win in their second game.

Squads:

Dabang Mumbai

Forwards: Robbert Kemperman, Johan Bjorkman, Florian Fuchs, Gurjant Singh, Roshan Minz, Affan Yousuf, Niikin Thimmaiah, Danish Mujtaba, Kieran Govers

Midfielders: Manpreet, Tyron Pereira, Vikas Sharma, Nilakanta Sharma

Defenders: Emmanuel Stockbroekx, Sander de Wijn, Jeremy Hayward, Harmanpreet Singh, Gurmail Singh

Goalkeepers: Krishan B Pathak, David Harte

Uttar Pradesh Wizards

Forwards: Ajay Yadav, PR Aiyappa, Ramandeep Singh, Akashdeep Singh

Midfielders: Seve Van Ass, Shamsher Singh, Ajitesh Roy, Agustin Mazzilli, Vikas Pillay, Chinglenasana Singh, Sander Baart, Eddie Ockenden

Defenders: Arthur Van Doren, Nicholas Spooner (South Africa), Gonzalo Peillat, Gurinder Singh, VR Raghunath, Jolie Wouter

Goalkeepers: Suraj Karkera, PR Sreejesh

Hockey India League 2017 Live Score: Dabang Mumbai vs Uttar Pradesh Wizards (FT: 4-3), HIL 2017 live commentary and updates

Live commentary of the Hockey India League 2017 game between Dabang Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh Wizards