New Delhi : So far, no team has dominated their home leg in this season of Pro Kabaddi as Gujarat Fortunegiants. Telugu Titans and Bengaluru Bulls failed to dominate in their home leg and that trend seems to continue as UP Yoddha are struggling to get going at home. The debutants were brilliant in Ahmedabad and looked like they will be better at home. But it was not to be so. The Nitin Tomar-led side went down 29-36 against Haryana Steelers. It turned out to be such a tight encounter that the scoreline till the 39th minute saw both the teams tied 29-29. However, it was Vikas Khandola’s brilliance in the last minute that inflicted the all out on UP Yoddha, taking a seven-point lead and turned the game in their favour. Also, with this, one could see the disappointed spectators leave the stadium despite with 40 seconds still remaining in the game. While Nitin took the blame for their previous loss to U Mumba on himself, but tonight all he could do was to accept that he is not getting the much-needed support from his defenders. “There is a sudden need to work on our defence. We are letting the games slip off in the dying moments. Defenders are getting nervous in the final five minutes. We saw this in our last game too.We need to find a way to score points in do-or-die raids.”
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