Host Odisha won the two-match exhibition hockey series against New South Wales Institute of Sports (NSWIS) of Australia in penalty shoot out after losing the second match 2-3 at the Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium in Rourkela today.
Penalty shoot out was applied to determine the series winners as NSWIS won the second match to level the series 1-1. The home team, which had won the first match 5-1 at Kalinga Hockey Stadium here on November 1, beat the visitors 5-4 in the shoot out.
Thomas Miotto (35th, 44th) and captain Kurt Lovett (56th) scored for NSWIS, while Prasan Tirkey (28th) and captain Roshan Minz (53rd) reduced the margin for Odisha XI. Kurt Lovett received the Man of the Match award whereas Man of the Series award was bagged Roshan Minz.