Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, May 9, 2015: Playing
for the Finale berth it was a clash where four top teams of the 5th Junior
National Hockey Championship 2015 (Women) ‘’A’’ Division met to claim a place
in the Finaletomorrow. Hockey Haryana will clash against Hockey Jharkhand
in the final, while Hockey Odisha will play against Hockey Punjab to contest
for the 3rd/4th position tomorrow.
In the first semi-final clash between Hockey Haryana and
Hockey Odisha it was the former who kept its nerves to win and enter tomorrow’s all
important Finals. In the second semi-final game, Hockey Jharkhand pulled a fine
win against Hockey Punjab 5-2 and sealed its berth in the final to be played tomorrow.
The first semi-final match between Hockey Haryana and Hockey
Odisha was intense as both teams fought to win the all crucial game. Hockey
Haryana started the game with a high intent to win and struck in the very 4th minute
of the match when a penalty corner was converted by Neha giving her team the
much required lead. While Hockey Odisha tried equalising in the rest of the
first half, Hockey Haryana did a good job of keeping the opponents at bay, not
allowing them to score.
This resulted in Hockey Haryana leading the game 1-0 at
the end of first half. The second half started with equal determination by both
team to win. Hockey Odisha finally equalised in the 39th minute as Captain
Nil Projita Majhi scored through a fantastic field effort. With the game on, it
was anyone’s game from here and it was Hockey Haryana who broke the deadlock in
the 46th minute as another penalty corner was struck on target by Udita.
Leading the game 2-1 Hockey Haryana nailed it for the opponents as they scored
the third goal in the 59th minute through a field effort by Jyoti and
stormed into the final.
In the second semi-final match today, Hockey Jharkhand
claimed a spectacular victory against Hockey Punjab 5-2 to enter the final of
the tournament. The match between the two teams turned out to be exciting
as the teams were seen in complete action not letting the other team taking
advantage on the scoring prospects. It was in the 18th minute that Hockey
Jharkhand drew its first blood through Sangeeta Kumari and hit a field goal.
Hockey Punjab immediately retaliated through
Amrinder Kaur who courageously scored a brace in the 33rd and 41st minute,
taking the scores 2-1 in favour of Hockey Punjab.
But the lead was short-lived
as Hockey Jharkhand bounced back into the game and this time with a use of a
penalty corner converted a goal through Binita Tirkey who leveled the scores at
2-2 in the 53rd minute. Kanti Pradhan of Hockey Jharkhand turned the table
in favour of her team when she struck a beautiful field goal in the 54th minute.
However, Hockey Punjab continuously made attempts to pierce the defence of the
opponents but could not add any further goal to its tally. Taking the lead to
5-2, Sangeeta Kumari this time struck a brace in the 63rdand 67th minute
and declared a convincing win for Hockey Jharkhand over Hockey Punjab and
landed into the Finale tomorrow.
Results of the Day-
First Semi-Final Hockey Haryana 3 Neha (4 min-PC),
Udita (46 min-PC), Jyoti (59 min-PC) vs Hockey Odisha 1 Nil Projita
Majhi 1 (39 min-FG)
Second Semi- Final Hockey Jharkhand 5 Sangeeta Kumari
(18min- FG, 63min- FG, 67min- FG), Binita Tirkey (53min- PC), Kanti Pradhan
(54min- FG) vs Hockey Punjab 2 Amrinder Kaur (33min- PC, 41min- FG)
HI Press release
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