UP Yoddha lost to Haryana Steelers 35-36 in the 73rd match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for Haryana Steelers was Rohit Gulia. He was ably supported by Mohit. Shrikant Jadhav's efforts went in vain tonight.
Haryana Steelers were behind in the raiding department at the scoring 18 to UP Yoddha's 22. When it came to tackling Haryana Steelers scored 14 points to UP Yoddha's 10 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 1 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
Haryana Steelers captain Vikas Kandola scored 5 where as UP Yoddha captain Nitesh Kumar picked 3. The mainstay of the Haryana Steelers was Mohit staying on the mat for 84% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Shrikant Jadhav (10 points), UP
Best Defender : Mohit (5 points), HS
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | UP 1 - 0 HS | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Pardeep eliminates Surender with a Dubki. |
| Raid 14 | UP 8 - 5 HS | Rohit Gulia (HS) | Perfect team play, the defense ushers the raider Rohit Gulia out of the mat. Raider however pinches a bonus. |
| Raid 15 | UP 8 - 7 HS | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Pardeep tries to wriggle out of the centre, but is stopped by Surender, Vinay, Mohit. Super Tackle! |
| Raid 19 | UP 9 - 9 HS | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | SUPER TACKLE! Mohit, Surender, Vinay makes a fantastic tackle on Pardeep |
| Raid 22 | UP 9 - 10 HS | Vinay (HS) | Vinay raids successfully and gets Sumit out. |
| Raid 25 | UP 9 - 11 HS | Ankit (UP) | It's Jaideep again as he takes Ankit off his feet and pummels him to the ground. |
| Raid 27 | UP 11 - 11 HS | Shrikant Jadhav (UP) | Jaideep errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Shrikant Jadhav. |
| Raid 28 | UP 11 - 12 HS | Vinay (HS) | Vinay raids successfully and gets Nitesh Kumar out. |
| Raid 34 | UP 12 - 13 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Vikas Kandola gets the better of Sumit. |
| Raid 35 | UP 13 - 13 HS | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Pardeep comes back with a bonus point. |
| Raid 41 | UP 14 - 16 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | This just isn't working for Shubham Kumar. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Vikas Kandola gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
| Raid 43 | UP 15 - 17 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Vikas Kandola muscles his way past Ashu Singh and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 44 | UP 16 - 20 HS | Sahil (UP) | Mohit, Jaideep, Ravi Kumar, Rohit Gulia trap raider Sahil, after he pinched a bonus point. |
| Raid 45 | UP 16 - 22 HS | Rohit Gulia (HS) | Two points to Rohit Gulia! The muscular raider just can't be stopped tonight. |
| Raid 49 | UP 18 - 25 HS | Rohit Gulia (HS) | Rohit Gulia locks horns with Shubham Kumar, Sahil, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 56 | UP 20 - 28 HS | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Perfect team play, defense ushers raider Pardeep out of the mat. |
| Raid 57 | UP 20 - 29 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Vikas Kandola gets the better of Shubham Kumar. |
| Raid 58 | UP 24 - 29 HS | Mohammad Taghi Paeinmahalli (UP) | Super Raid! Md. Taghi P raids successfully, gets Jaideep, Mohit, Surender out in addition to a bonus point. |
| Raid 68 | UP 27 - 30 HS | Shrikant Jadhav (UP) | Shrikant Jadhav muscles his way past Ravi Kumar and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 70 | UP 28 - 31 HS | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | This just isn't working for Rohit Gulia. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Pardeep gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
| Raid 71 | UP 31 - 32 HS | Ashish (HS) | Nitesh Kumar, Shrikant Jadhav trap raider Ashish, after he pinched a bonus point. |
| Raid 77 | UP 32 - 35 HS | Vinay (HS) | Ashu Singh has to leave as Vinay gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 78 | UP 35 - 35 HS | Shrikant Jadhav (UP) | Super Raid! Shrikant Jadhav raids successfully, gets Surender, Ravi Kumar out in addition to a bonus point. |
