Telegu Titans hold UMumba to a draw

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Mumbai, July 28, 2014

With the first match wrapped up, the crowd cheered in unison for their home team-U Mumba. The fans refused to budge from the stands during the break between the first and second match, such was the excitement that nobody wanted to concede their seats nor did anyone want to lose out on the opportunity to back their team. The crowd had swelled and was bustling with excitement, waiting for an opportunity to jump out of their seats and go wild. The opening exchanges between the teams were nervous, each trying to get a feel of the other, sense the opponents move.

The match became a heated affair with antis flying into challenges, constantly looking for ankle holds and seized any half chance presented of grappling an opposing raider and tackling him to the ground. Rishank Devadiga of UMumba was the second player on the night to pick up a minor head injury. A few minutes later, bandaged up, fearless Devadiga was ready to go again. This was UMumba's third match and only the Titan's first. The match practice Mumbai enjoyed over the past three days seemed to have paid its dividends with UMumba establishing a firm lead by the half-time whistle.

The Titans however were keen to break Mumbai's winning streak and came roaring out and fought back to win 7 points, thanks to the lightning quick raids of Rahul Choudhari, who for a large share of the match was the Telugu Titans sole raider. Rahul presented the Titans with their best opportunity of getting back into the match when he tagged two members of the anti before returning to the safety of his half. On the very next raid, the Titans dismissed the entire Mumbai team and put their first LONA points on the board. The Telegu Titans displayed incredible character and perseverance as they closed to within 2 points, and soon they had silenced the Mumbai faithful. Like a bolt of lightning they struck back the dying seconds of the game and pulled level. The match ended 35-35, UMumba still unbeaten and the Titans putting their first points on the board.

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