Karnataka pip Odisha to move into quarterfinals

New Delhi, April 22, 2013: Two goals by Chaitra KC helped Karnataka enter the quarterfinals of the 3rd Hockey India Senior Women National Hockey Championship, with a 2-1 win against Odisha in Pool G at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in Lucknow on Monday.

Railways already qualified for quarterfinals.

Goal scorer for Karnataka was Chaitra KC (12, 22 minutes) while Raina Yadav (26 min) scored the only goal for Odisha.

In another match, Mumbai Hockey Association Limited (MHA Ltd) beat Rajasthan 12-1 in Pool B.

Scorers for MHA Ltd were Pratibha Sawant (21, 30, 39, 62 minutes), Sarita Hanuman (10, 26, 49 minutes), Jahanara Bano (28, 48 minutes), Afshan Basha (24 min), Krishna Patel (61 min) while Jaya Chouhan (46 min) scored the only goal for Rajasthan.

In pool B Haryana got a walkover from Bengal Hockey Association.

In Pool F, Hockey Bhopal hammered Gujarat 19-0. Moully Yadav scored maximum eight goals for Hockey Bhopal.

Goal scorers for Hockey Bhopal were Deepika Sharma (7, 32, 53 minutes), Moully Yadav (8, 20, 23, 28, 39, 48, 56, 69 minutes), Dolly Yadav (9, 37 minutes), Pragya Mourya (11, 50, 59 minutes), Chanda Gupta (21, 60 minutes) and Preeti Singh (67 min).