Kerala, 04 February 2015: The 35th National Games
today had four hockey matches scheduled for the day at the New Hockey Stadium,
Kollam (Kerala). With the finest strategies and field plans, eight teams
clashed against each other and it saw Odisha beating Jharkhand by 3-1, Uttar
Pradesh winning their match 5-2 over Kerala, Haryana beating SSCB 2-1 in their
clash and Punjab dominating the match against
Karnataka, beating them 2-0.
The first game of the day saw Odisha men clashing
against Jharkhand, defeating the latter 3-1 to win the match. Sailendra Singh
of Odisha scored the initial goal of the game in the 20th minute, when he
successfully converted a penalty corner that was awarded to his side. It was
Wilson Lakra of Jharkhand who gave his team the much required equaliser when he
sneaked in a field goal in the 32th minute taking the scorecard 1-1. Odisha
dominated the game thereon. Odisha struck twice through the sticks of Deepanshu
Bhargav and Rajin Kandulana in the 66th and the 69th minute and
helped the team to take the score to 3-1. Jharkhand attached with equal vigour
but was unable to convert the chances, allowing Odisha to win the match 3-1.
Kerala played Uttar Pradesh in the second match, where
Uttar Pradesh won over the home team with a score of 5-2. Uttar Pradesh made an
early scoring debut when it was awarded with a penalty corner and Sunil Yadav
converted it into a goal in the eighth minute. Ibnu Noufal scored the first goal
for Kerala, levelling the score at 1-1. Uttar Pradesh’s Sunil Yadav scored
again, this time through a penalty stroke in the 39th minute, giving the
visiting team a lead of 2-1. Praveen Kumar of Kerala scored an equalizer in the
47th minute of the game getting the match to a very exciting point where
both teams knew they had the chance to take the game away from the
opponents. Post that Uttar Pradesh kept a lead over Kerala when Jay
Karan, Hamja Mujtaba and Chandan Singh scored a goal each for their side,
taking the score to 5-2. The final score stood at 5-2, declaring a win for
Uttar Pradesh over Kerala by 5-2.
In the third match played between Haryana and SSCB, Haryana
beat SSCB by 2-1. The first goal was scored from the stick of Arjun Antil of
Haryana when he put the ball in the nets in the 30th minute. Siraj of SSCB
beautifully converted a penalty corner into the opening goal for SSCB in the 60th minute,
equalling the score. In the dying moments of the game, Yidhvir Singh of Haryana
managed to score another goal, giving his side a lead of 2-1.
The last game of the day saw Punjab
defeat Karnataka 2-0 to win the game. It was Punjab ’s
Jaskaran who scored the first goal of the match for his team giving them the
much required lead. At the end of first half Punjab
was leading the game 1-0. The second half saw both teams trying their chances
to score but was unable to break the shackled. Finally Punjab’s Jaskaran gave Punjab the second goal when in the 62nd minute he
scored for his team. Post that Karnataka attacked with full strength but the
defence of Punjab withheld the opponents,
giving them no chance to score. Punjab won the
match 2-0.
HI Press release
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