Bihar humbled by Himachal Pradesh in Junior National hockey

LUCKNOW, September 1, 2012: Hosts Uttar Pradesh beat Delhi 4-1 in their opening group D league match in the 2nd Hockey India Junior Men National Championship at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium here on Saturday.

Uttar Pradesh played attacking hockey throughout the game leading 2-1 in the first half. The goal scorers for Uttar Pradesh were Ram Prakash (7^th minute), Sandeep Kumar (33), Imran (60) and Arjun (63) while Pawan Singh scored Delhi’s only goal.

In the opening match of the day, Manipur scripted an easy 12-1 win against with Tripura in Pool B while an Armaan hat-trick helped MPHA Bhopal beat Andhra Pradesh 9-1 in pool F.

In Pool H ties, Puducherry and Rajasthan dished out some thrilling moments before the former won the 70-minute battle 5-2 after leading 2-1 at the half-time while. Himachal Pradesh scored an 8-1 victory over Bihar.

Uttar Pradesh Minister for PWD, Cooperative and Irrigation Shivpal Singh Yadav inaugurated the nine-day Championship in a colourful ceremony.  

Tomorrow’s fixtures:

Pool B: Odisha vs Manipur (7.00 a.m.); Pool F: Andhra Pradesh vs Goa (8.30 a.m.); Pool H: Himachal Pradesh vs Rajasthan (10.00 a.m.); Bihar vs Pudicherry (3.00 p.m.); Pool D: Jharkhand vs Delhi (4.30 p.m.).

Hockey India Press release