Pro Kabaddi 2018 Match 59: U Mumba versus Haryana Steelers
The 59th match of Pro Kabaddi 2018 was fought between U Mumba and the Haryana Steelers. U Mumba had lost their previous game to the Gujrat Fortunegiants. They would have wanted to win this match quite eagerly. Haryana Steelers had previously lost two matches against U Mumba. Their sense of vengeance was strong as well. This match had to be promising. On one side stood Monu Goyat and on the other side stood Siddharth Desai.
Mumbai tried to dominate the game since the beginning of the Pro Kabaddi 2018 match. 5 minutes into the game and the lead belonged to them. The score was 5-2. In the next moment, Siddharth Desai proved his worth. He sealed the lead for U Mumba with a Toofani Super Raid. The first all-out of the night was inflicted on Haryana Steelers. The scoreboard read 10-3.
But the Haryana Steelers would not accept defeat without a fight. They exhibited a smashing comeback. Their defence dashed Siddharth Desai off the court in his next raid. The Steelers raider Vikas Kandola continued to get back to back successful raid points for his team. The score was brought to 11-7 but U Mumba was still in the lead.
9 minutes into the game and U Mumba had only 3 men left on the court. Haryana Steelers smartly played a do-or-die raid and super tackled another U Mumba raider. U Mumba managed to take a one-point lead at halftime.
After the halftime, both the teams were fired up. They tackled crucial raiders and both teams scored a lot of touch points. The score was brought up to 20- all. With 10 minutes remaining on the clock, U Mumba performed really well and was able to get a lead with the scoreboard reading 25-23.
The score was 30-all. With 30 seconds remaining in the Pro Kabaddi 2018 match, the score was changed to 31-35, with Haryana Steelers stealing the match away.
