Hockey India League 2017 Live Score: Kalinga Lancers vs Uttar Pradesh Wizards (FT: 0-10), HIL 2017 Live Commentary and Updates

Live coverage of 2017 Hockey India League as Kalinga Lancers take on the Uttar Pradesh Wizards.

Updated: 29 January 2017 20:49 IST - Published: 29 January 2017 18:44 IST

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Man of the Match: Akashdeep Singh

Most Entertaining Player of the Match: Ramandeep Singh

Hero Young Achiever of the Match: Anand Lakra

Goal of the Match: Agustin Mazzilli

FT: A splendid show from @UPWizardsTeam helps them grab maximum points against @KalingaLancers on 29 Jan.#KLvUPW #HighOnHockey #HIL2017 pic.twitter.com/j2AS9Yfz5M
— Hockey India League (@HockeyIndiaLeag) January 29, 2017

FULL TIME: Kalinga Lancers 0-10 Uttar Pradesh Wizards

As we come to close of play, it's the first time that an away team has notched up a win at the Kalinga Stadium. The Lancers will have to go back to the drawing board in order to bounce back after two big losses.

Under a minute to go, and the Uttar Pradesh Wizards look to be on the brink of what will be their first win of the 2017 season.

5 minutes to go, and Sreejesh is on point again to stop the Lancers in their tracks.

GOALLLLLLLL! Akashdeep scores from a distance off a long pass like a lone ranger to make it 0-10!

Sreejesh makes an early save off a Tom Craig effort to keep the Lancers' at bay.

Quarter 4- The fans have not lost hope from the home team, as the Kalinga stadium remains packed to the rafters for the last quarter of the match.

Under a minute left as we head into the end of the third quarter with the no team being able to change the 0-8 scoreline in the last 15 minutes.

Glenn Turner and Dharamvir Singh need to lead the chrge for the home team to find their way back into this clash.

The Lancers' have as many circle penetrations and PC's as the visitors but have failed to capitalize on the opportunities and as a result still trail behind.

34th minute and Akashdeep Singh creates a PC for the Wizards, Mazzilli injects but Raghunath's shot is saved by keeper Andrew Charter!

Quarter 3- And we're back on after the break, Kalinga attacking from left to right now need to bounce back in this half.

HT: A dominant performance from @UPWizardsTeam sees them end the half with a comfortable lead over @KalingaLancers!#KLvUPW #HighOnHockey pic.twitter.com/DbCiRnb6aq
— Hockey India League (@HockeyIndiaLeag) January 29, 2017

Sreejesh from the sidelines in the break, "I believe we can score more goals in the second half!"

HALF TIME: Kalinga Lancers 0-8 Uttar Pradesh Wizards

Sreejesh remains unbeaten as Kalinga try to stage a attack with an attempt on goal. It's 0-8 as we go into break!

Akashdeep's shot from the left strides in between keeper Pandey's leg to take the scoreline to 0-8 in favour of the Wizards!

Just under 4 minutes to go for the half time, as Akashdeep scores the fourth GOALLLLL!

The Lancers' now need to maintain some amount of ball possession and not lose shape easily in order to narrow down the lead rather than stage hurried attacks.

GOALLLLLLLLL! 0-6 for the Wizards, Seve Van Ass' cross is on point for Ramandeep who nails in a perfect finish to terrorize the home side.

True to their reputation, the Wizards are playing to their strength which is defence, with Sreejesh guarding the goal.

Quarter 2- Some early attacks and penetrations from both the sides, two minutes into this quarter, but to no avail. Score still 0-4 in favour of the Wizards.

Under a minute left in the quarter, Kalinga looks in a better position than before, less prone to defensive lapses. A come-back on the cards?

A PC for Kalinga Lancers in the 8th minute, Akashdeep injects but it is messed up and they fail to capitalize.

Lancers need to slow down the pace of the game, before launching any sort of attack.

And yet again GOAAALLLLLLL! Ramandeep Singh finds the back of the net with a field goal in the fourth minute! It's 0-4 now!

We're off to a cracking start, with constant attacks from both ends, the Lancers would want to equalize soon.

Agustin Mazzilli scores what is probably the fastest goal in the league to put the Wizards 0-2 in the lead!

And it's a GOALLLLLLLLL! In the very first minute the Wiizards' Argentine recruit nails the ball in straight into the top left corner.

Quarter 1- And we're underway, the visiting team Uttar Pradesh Wizards attacking from left to right for the first half.

Starting XIs for Match 8 between @KalingaLancers & @UPWizardsTeam, LIVE on Star Sports & Hotstar at 7 PM IST.#HIL2017 #HighOnHockey pic.twitter.com/ksub4Nf6tW
— Hockey India League (@HockeyIndiaLeag) January 29, 2017

As far as the head-to-head statistics are concerned, the Uttar Pradesh Wizards lead the tally 5 -1.

Lancers will bank on crowd support to go past the finish line, for both of their two outright wins so far have come at the Kalinga stadium on home soil.

Kalinga Lancers are coming into this match after suffering an away defeat against the Ranchi Rays, while the Wizards on the other hand are playing only their second match of the league having lost the first fixture against Dabang Mumbai.

Hello folks! Welcome to the live coverage of the 2017 Hockey India League where the Kalinga Lancers take the battle to Uttar Pradesh Wizards on their home turf. Be all set for an exciting encounter between the two power-houses of hockey!