Naveens took a surprise lead in the 8th minute through Naveen. But their joy was shortlived as Bakes slotted in the equaliser two minutes later for the Rainbows. The stalemate continued for the rest of the first-half and the teams went for the half-time at 1-1.
After the break, Bakes came up with his second goal in the 40th minute give Rainbow the lead. The Rainbows increased the margin when Bakes claimed his hat-trick goal in the 56th minute.
Results: Rainbow Hockey Club: 3 (Michael Bakes 10th, 40th, 56th) bt Naveen Hockey Club: 1 (Naveen 8th).
Ideal Sports Club, KGF: 5 (Venketeshan 19th, 35th, Shanmugam 27th, Muthu Kumar 45th, Saravanan 48th) bt Leo Hockey Club: 2 (James 37th, Joseph 43rd).
Vidyaranyapura Hockey Club: 7 (Faizal 14th, 46th, Srinivas Reddy 22nd, 39th, 47th, Vinaj Kumar 41st, 43rd) bt Aristocrat Hockey Club: 0.
Published 30 July 2010, 17:02 IST