Rajesh Pillay Academy started the game on the offensive and created many chances in the opening minutes. However, their poor finishing let them down and they failed to convert any of these chances. They kept on putting the opposition goal under attack and were rewarded for it in the 25th minute when they took the lead through Vijay Singh.

After receiving a good pass from Sanjay Pollaiya, Singh blasted the ball into the goal from the edge of the box. A few minutes later, Sanjay Pollaiya doubled the lead for his team. Pollaiya received a good pass from Nachiket Jadhav and chipped the ball over the keeper into the goal. The half ended 2-0.

The second half witnessed the Hockey Lovers contingent play with some confidence. They took the attack to the opposition and won a couple of penalty corners but failed to convert them. They created some good opportunities to pull a goal back but in vain. The match ended 2-0 in favour of Rajesh Pillay Academy.