Chandigarh: Bangalore Lions thrashed local favourites Chandigarh Dynamos 4-2 in the first of the best-of-three finals of the Premier Hockey League match here on Monday night.

Lions were ahead 4-0 ahead of Dynamos at halftime. However, the Dynamos reduced the margin in the last quarter of the match by scoring two goals.

For the winners, Pakistan’s Rehan Butt put the ball in the rivals’ net after dodging two players. Butt’s powerful reverse shot settled in the goal in the 16th minute.

Lions’ in-form penalty corner specialist Len Aiyappa made no mistake in converting the two corners in the second quarter. Aiyappa’s drag flick sounded the board in the 20th and 31st minute of the game.

Dynamos reduced the margin when Jugraj Singh converted a penalty corner in the 55th minute.