Haryana win 3rd Hockey India Junior Women National Championship title

New Delhi, May 1, 2013: Haryana registered 2-1 win over Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy in the final to claim title of the 3rd Hockey India Junior Women National Championship at the Astroturf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi today.

Madhya Pradesh scored the opening goal through penalty corner converted by Shyama Tickadam in the 4th minute. In the 35th minute Haryana leveled the score through penalty corner converted by Navneet Kaur.

With the regulation period ending in a 1-1 deadlock, the extra-time was enforced and in the fifth minute Jyoti Gupta scored a field goal which helped Haryana to win this match. 

Earlier, Jharkhand defeated Punjab 6-0 to claim bronze medal.

Goal scorers for Jharkhand were own Goal (19th min), Punam Madhuri Tete (22nd min), Rajni Soreng (31st min), Etwari Mundu (40th and 49th minutes) and Alka Dung Dung (66th min).

Jharkhand dominated the proceedings from the start of the game and also they looked the better drilled outfit with a lot of character and composure while Punjab committed far too many errors that put them on the defensive for much of the match.

Result

Final- Haryana 2 (Navneet Kaur 35, Jyoti Gupta 75) beat MPHA 1 (Shyama Tickadam 4)

¾ Position- Jharkhand 6 (Own Goal 19, Punam Madhuri Tete 22, Rajni Soreng 31, Etwari Mundu 40, 49, Alka Dung Dung 66) beat Punjab 0.