Odisha win 4th Sub Junior National Hockey Championship

Ranchi: Hockey Odisha emerged as the champions as they beat Haryana 3-1 in the 4th Sub Junior National Hockey Championship 2014 – Men (Division A) being played at Ranchi, Jharkhand on Sunday. Meanwhile Punjab finished third place by defeating Jharkhand with a score of 3-1 on board.

In an exciting match played between Hockey Odisha and Haryana, Odisha defeated Haryana with a goal margin of 3-1. The winning team showed their superiority, scoring three consecutive goals and did not let Haryana score a single goal in the first half of the game. Odisha’s Sudhir Kujur scored two back to back goals for his team. He converted a penalty corner in the 5th minute and a field goal in the 18th minute. Closing the first half, Odisha had a massive advantage with a lead of 2-0.

In the second half, Odisha did not lose its pace and scored another field goal in the 40th minute through Nitin Mukesh Tigga. With just five minutes to go in the match, Haryana’s Satnam scored an excellent field goal in the 55thminute. But it was too late for Haryana.

In the match played between Punjab and Jharkhand, Punjab edged out Jharkhand by 3-1 to seal 3rd position in the tournament. Hardik Singh hit the ball into the net in the very 1st minute and made an exciting start to the match. Later, Jharkhand defended the attack of Punjab very well and did not let them score any further goals in the first half of the match.

The game started taking shape in the second half when Punjab scored two consecutive goals taking full control on the game. Captain Kawaljit Singh added a second field goal in the 38th minute followed by Dilpreet Singh, who notched a goal in the 51st minute of the game advancing the lead to 3-0. Jharkhand started off late and doubled their efforts making use of a slender chance by opening its account with its first goal in the 63rd minute through the stick of Buddu Tuti. But finally Punjab won by a margin of 3-1.


Result of the Day-

Finals:

Hockey Odisha 3 Sudhir Kujur (5 and 18 min), Nitin Mukesh Tigga (40 min) Vs Hockey Haryana 1 Satnam (55 min)

Hardline Match - For 3rd & 4th Position:

Hockey Punjab 3 Hardik Singh (1 min), Kawaljit Singh (38 min), Dilpreet Singh(51 min) Vs Hockey Jharkhand 1 Buddu Tuti( 63 min).