The Haryana Steelers fans were surprised when they didn't find Monu Goyat in the playing 7 against Puneri Paltan. Absence of Monu Goyat was felt throughout match as Vikas Khandola followed by Wazir Singh could not fit in his shoes which lead to their defeat with the final score of 34 - 22 

Though the first 3 to 5 minutes of the game Haryana Steelers showed some prowess, which didn't last long. The match was under control of Puneri Paltan after the 10th minute. In the 18th minute of the game Puneri Paltan inflicted the 1st all-out and after the half time a 2 point raid by Nitin Tomar in the 27th minute widened the gap, followed by 2nd all-out in the 36th minute.

Nitin Tomar was consistent and he was well supported by Deepak Dahiya and GB More, Whereas from Haryana Steelers Vikas Khandola and Wazir Singh took the charge and Vikas Khandola scored 8 raid points raid points.