Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy start campaign in style

New Delhi, May 21, 2013: Defending Champions Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy women defeated Chandigarh 2-1 in their opening match of Pool A of the 3rd Hockey India Sub-Junior Men and Women National Championship (Final) 2013 on Day 1 at Aish Bagh Hockey Stadium in Bhopal on Tuesday.

Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy scored their opening goal through Neelu in the 3rd minute. Preeti Dubey scored another goal for Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy in the 19th minute while Saroj scored the only goal for Chandigarh in the 17^th minute.

In Pool B, Haryana registered a 13-0 win over Andhra Pradesh. Haryana scored through Udita (1, 39 min), Navpreet Kaur (10, 61 min), Reet (17 min), Navneet Kaur (31, 38, 57 min), Ritu (22 min), Pooja (34 min), Nancy (62 min), Sonika (65 min) and Manpreet (68 min).

In the other match of Pool B, Jharkhand beat The Hockey Maharashtra 7-1. Jharkhand scored through Kanti Pradhan (2, 26 min), Promila Soreng (8, 21 min), Priyanka Topno (33 min), Supriya Mundu (50 min) and Own Goal (60 min) while The Hockey Maharashtra scored their only goal through Nisha Rani (39 min).

In the men’s category, defending champion Odisha drew 4-4 against Jharkhand in the Pool A match. Goal scorers for Odisha were Sudhir Mundu (9 min), Mahendra Toppo (51 min), Amit (54 min) and Jospeh Nag (65 min) while Nitin Mukesh (16 min), Sujar Minz (40 min), Amit (70 min) and an Own Goal (12 min) helped Jharkhand to level the score.

In the other match of Pool A, The Hockey Maharashtra defeated Karnataka 3-1. Sumit Prasad scored two goals for The Hockey Maharashtra (2, 28 min) and Aniket Gaurav (55 min) while Shashi Dung Dung scored the only goal for Karnataka (27 min).

Women Results

Pool A- Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy 2 (Neelu 3, Preeti Dubey 19) beat Chandigarh 1 (Saroj 17)

Pool B- Haryana 13 (Udita 1, 39, Navpreet Kaur 10, 61, Reet 17, Navneet Kaur 31, 38, 57, Ritu 22, Pooja 34, Nancy 62, Sonika 65, Manpreet 68 ) beat Andhra Pradesh 0.

Jharkhand 7 (Kanti Pradhan 2, 26, Promila Soreng 8, 21,Priyanka Topno 33, Supriya Mundu 50, Own Goal 60) beat The Hockey Maharashtra 1 (Nisha Rani 39)

Men Results

Pool A- Odisha 4 (Sudhir Mundu 9, Mahendra Toppo 51, Amit 54, Jospeh Nag 65) drew Jharkhand 4 (Own Goal 12, Nitin Mukesh 16, Sujar Minz 40, Amit 70)

The Hockey Maharashtra 3 (Sumit Prasad 2, 28, Aniket Gaurav 55) beat Karnataka 1 (Shashi Dung Dung 27)