Over 20,000 fans turned up at the stadium for the match. By 6 pm, when the match started, the stadium was already bubbling with an enthusiastic crowd.

Whistles, Mexican waves, painted faces, songs, dhol beats amid shouts of Chak-de Chandigarh electrified the atmosphere. Hockey stalwarts like Ajeetpal Singh, Pargat Singh and S Grewal, were also present on the occasion.

The crowd cheered the Chandigarh Dynamos in anticipation every time a player neared the goal post, their hopes pinned on drag-flicker Sandeep Singh and skipper Rajpal Singh.

Though Sandeep Singh struck for his team in the closing moments to score a lone goal for the Dynamos, the effort was not enough to save his team from a defeat.

Besides a prize money of Rs 40 lakh to the Bangalore Hi-Fliers, skipper Tushar Khandekar also received the Rs 1.5 lakh fairplay award.