Imphal, Nov. 22 (EMN): India B comprising of players from Manipur thrashed England 8-3 in the opening match of the 11th Manipur Polo International at the Mapal Kangjeibung ground, the oldest polo ground in the world in the heart of Imphal town on Wednesday.
India B’s L Atangba scored four goals; P Ojit scored two goals while T Pradeepkumar and Bimol Singh contributed one each to the final tally for Manipur. The India B team also had their chances to score more but was not able to convert those into goals. The hero of the English resurgence was Phil Sellers who scored all the three goals. The umpires of the match were Martin Scortichini from Argentina and Nick Johnson of USA.
An exhibition match between Morocco and Argentina will be played at the same venue and it will be followed by the tournament match between USA and India A.
