Hockey Odisha, Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Chandigarh, Hockey Haryana and Hockey Punjab registered wins on day three of the 11th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2021.
In Pool A, Hockey Odisha beat Chhattisgarh Hockey by a comprehensive 8-0 margin in the first match of the day. Ajit Mahato (24’, 53’), Oram Bilkan (7’, 40’) and Menjas Ekka (52’, 54’) scored two goals each. Abhisek Topno (21’) and Satish Munda (19’) scored one goal each.
In Pool C, Hockey Jharkhand eased to a 5-0 win against Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu. Adisan Minj (18’, 25’) scored a couple of goals whereas Nmit Dohdray (55’), Roshan Lakra Reetik (51’) and Captain Sukhnath Guria (44’) scored one goal each.
In Pool F, Hockey Chandigarh edged out Hockey Andhra Pradesh 2-1 in a thrilling fashion. Sagar’s (16’) field goal put Hockey Chandigarh in the lead but Hockey Andhra Pradesh equalised through Kotaru Teja (18’). Amit (52’) scored the winner in the final quarter for Hockey Chandigarh.
In Pool E, Hockey Haryana beat Hockey Rajasthan 3-1. Amit Khasa (1’) and Prikshit Panchal (6’) gave Hockey Haryana a good start. Ajay Shaktawat (32’) pulled one goal back for Hockey Rajasthan before Ravinder (42’) scored Hockey Haryana’s third goal.
In the final match of the day, Hockey Punjab beat Hockey Karnataka 6-0 in a Pool D game, led by Dilraj Singh’s (5’, 12’, 53’) fine hat-trick. Jaskarandeep Singh (52’, 56’) scored both his goals in the final quarter of the match. Sandeep Singh (25’) scored one goal.
The pool match between Uttar Pradesh Hockey & Assam Hockey was forfeited.
