Continuing with the stupendous performances of the recent past, The MARATHA LIRC Hockey team emerged Runners Up at the recently concluded ALL INDIA AGA KHAN CUP HOCKEY TOURNAMENT at Pune. A total of 30 established teams from all over India had participated in the tournament.
The team led by Naik Irfan Sanadi had out performed its rivals convincingly during the league matches. The team virtually stormed into the finals after resounding wins in the quarter finals and semi finals.
The final was a keenly contested match against Bhopal XI. Both teams were locked 4-4 at the end of regulation time. The match was eventually decided by a penalty. The MARATHA LIRC Hockey team had also won the Bhagwan Veer Gogdev Hockey Tournament at Pune from 20 Aug to 28 Aug 2013.Â