PKL 2019 | Four-point raid was the winning moment for U Mumba, says Manpreet Singh

In the defence, they started out well but as Mumbai’s lead started getting bigger they panicked and made advanced tackle attempt. They lost four points to Surinder Singh when he came into raid when there were only three players of Mumbai left on the mat. After the Super Raid, Gujarat were unable to pull the game back towards them.

“It was a very good match. After the first All-Out, that’s where the match turned in U Mumba’s favour. But the boys played very well, nevertheless. There was a point in the match that was turning in favour of Gujarat Fortunegiants. But the raid by the Sardarji (Surinder Singh) - those four points - I thought was the winning moment for them. Because when someone takes four points then it gets tough. But we kept trying, regardless. We put in the effort and got to learn where we erred the most. So, we’ll fix everything for the next match,” Gujarat Fortunegiants coach Manpreet Singh said in the post-match press conference.

“It is very difficult (to play back-to-back matches) because you don’t play to lose, that’s obvious. When you play to win - one day against U Mumba and then Haryana Steelers the next - both are different teams, it becomes very tough for all teams, not just Gujarat Fortunegiants. But then that’s the excitement about VIVO Pro Kabaddi. So, when you play every day, the performance consequently goes up and down,” coach Manpreet signed off.