In the quarterfinals today, Punjab beat MP Hockey Academy (Bhopal ) 7-1 and Haryana
defeated Himachal Pradesh 4-1. Odisha had to put their best foot forward to
secure a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Karnataka. SAI Bhopal, secured a
hard-fought 3-2 verdict against hosts Uttar Pradesh in the last match of the
day.
Gurjinder Singh emerged top-scorer for Punjab
by converting two penalty corners. Akashdeep Singh, Talwinder Singh, Jaitinder
Singh, Satvir Singh and Harjeet Singh scored a goal each. For MPHA, Sanglakram
Nilakanta struck the consolation goal in the 53rd minute.
In another quarterfinal match Gagandeep Singh emerged as
top-scorer for Haryana scoring two field goals. Also Amit Kumar and Gagandeep
Singh scored one goal for Haryana while Gaganpreet Singh is the only
goal-scorer for Himachal Pradesh.
Odisha captain Amit Rohidas converted penalty corners in the
48th and 59th minutes, respectively to beat back Karnataka’s
challenge. His rival captain Aiyappa PR Pardanda had put Karnataka ahead in the
38th minute. In the other match, Affan Yousuf, Ajay Prabhakar and Neeraj
were the goal scorers for SAI, Bhopal
while Sanjeet Singh and Arjun Yadav scored for Uttar Pradesh.
A Hockey India Press release
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