Hockey India League 2017 Live Score: Jaypee Punjab Warriors vs Ranchi Rays (1-0), HIL 2017 Live Commentary and Updates

FULL TIME Jaype Punjab Warriors 1-0 Ranchi Rays

Gurbaj's stick hits the Punjab player's head and that is it. FULL TIME

Ashley Jackson plays a great scoop and Clemons is up for the task and comes forward to clear it.

Manpreet's shot is wide. Punjab survive. Just over a minute remaining in the game.

Ranchi go for a field goal and they end up winning another penalty corner

Ranchi Rays get another penalty corner

Manpreet is brought down by Nithin but referee asks for a referral. Yet another penalty corner is on the offering

Another penalty corner for Ranchi Rays and it is saved by Clemons.

Penalty Corner for Ranchi Rays

Ranchi are making all the efforts to get a shot on goal.

Four minutes remain in the game here and Ranchi are still to score a goal. They have three minutes to find a strike.

SV Sunil is brought down as he darts forward and the Punjab player is clearly furious.

ALMOST!!!! Beautiful variation tried by Ashley Jackson, who sets it up for Christopher Ruhr and his reverse hit bangs into the post. Ranchi have been terribly unlucky.

Ranchi Rays win a penalty corner.

Ranchi have a lifeline and they need just one field goal to take the lead. However, it has to come soon.

Video referral by Ranchi Rays and it is SUCCESSFUL. Goal disallowed.

Penalty corner to Punjab and GOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLL Weerden scores.

The final quarter begins and Ranchi are attacking straight away

Quarter 3 ends

CLEARANCE from Clemons.

Harendra Singh is constantly giving instructions from the top of the stadium here. He really needs to get his team to score goals

SAVED!!!! Clemons is having a field day in goal today. He has denied Ashley Jackson on multiple occasions.

Ashley Jackson takes the shot and it is SAVED

Ranchi again are enjoying a lot of possession but not being able to create chances.

Christopher Ruhr is looking frustrated here as he is the lone man up front.

A lot of haphazard hockey on display here

Ranchi Rays are looking for the goal straight away. Gurbaj attacks on the wing.

The onus is now on Ranchi Rays to get that equaliser

Quarter 3 begins

HALF TIME Jaypee Punjab Warriors 1-0 Ranchi Rays

Ranchi Rays have lost possession here and now Punjab are dictating terms of play.

Around four minutes remaining in the first half and Ranchi Rays have lost momentum

Great injection from Sardar Singh and Weerden drills it past Lovell. Against the run of play, Barry Dancer's men are leading.

GOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLL Weerden scores fro Punjab.

Penalty corner for Jaypee Punjab Warriors.

Jaypee Punjab Warriors are absorbing the pressure from Ranchi Rays really well here.

Christopher Ruhr's shot goes wide.

Penalty Corner to Ranchi Rays

Interesting there as Harendra Singh is looking really animated on the sidelines.

Quarter 2 begins

Ranchi Rays have clearly enjoyed an upper hand here but that goal is missing. Manpreet, Christopher and Ashley Jackson have all been good.

Quarter 1 comes to an end.

Finally some attacking from Punjab towards the end of the quarter.

ALMOST!!! Ranchi Rays almost score there as a shot from Manpreet hits the crossbar

Some delightful hockey there from Simranjeet but his run forward comes to nothing.

Armaan Qureshi's absence is hurting Punjab as they are lacking penetration.

Christopher Ruhr takes a reverse hit and it smashes into the right side of the goal.

Coach Harendra Singh is not on the sidelines today as he has decided to sit in the stands.

Ranchi Rays are enjoying a lot of possession but have not been able to create chances.

First real threat from the Ranchi Rays team as they try to play a pass into the circle but the Jaypee Punjab Warriors are up to it.

Hockey India League 2017 Live Score: Jaypee Punjab Warriors vs Ranchi Rays (1-0), HIL 2017 Live Commentary and Updates

Jaypee Punjab Warriors host Ranchi Rays in a crucial 2017 Hockey India League contest.