Big wins for Association of Indian Universities, Karnataka

New Delhi, June 3, 2013: Association of Indian Universities and Karnataka registered big wins in their league matches of the 3rd Hockey India Senior Men National Championships played at Major Dhyan Chand Polygrass Hockey Stadium, Pimpri in Pune on Monday.

Association of Indian Universities registered easy win over Gujarat 19-1 in their Pool A league match. The goal scorers for Association of Indian Universities were Razin Kandulana (4, 8, 17, 18, 23 min), Gurpreet Singh (5 min), Manjinder Singh (12, 55 min), Gurjant Singh (14, 42 min), Hardeep Singh (27, 68 min), Ravisher Singh (27 min), Satinder Dalal (33 min), Jaskaran Singh (50, 65 min), Jaswinder Singh (54 min) and Ramandeep Singh( 57, 64 min) while Ankit Thakur (46 min) scored the only goal for Gujarat. 

In Pool C, Karnataka hammered Goa 20-0. Karnataka scored through M G Poonacha (5, 53, 57 min), Bidappa B S (8, 63 min), Nikkin Thimmaiah (13, 20 min), Muddappa M K (14, 39, 61, 62 min0, Mohan Muthanna (26, 31 min), MB Aiyappa (43, 49 min), SK Uthappa (44, 67, 69 min), Somanna K M (66 min) and Rafeeq S M (70 min).

In Pool C, Services Sports Control Board thrashed Bihar 11-0. Services Sports Control Board scored through Sanwar Ali (4, 39, 59 min), S Arumugam (11, 23 min), S Raju (19, 25 min), Johnny Jasrotia (34, 62 min) and Ignace Tirkey (65, 69 min).

In Pool E, Odisha defeated Himachal Pradesh 7-1 while Jharkhand beat Comptroller & Auditor General 5-1 in the same pool.

In Pool G, Manipur routed Uttarakhand 10-0.

Results

Pool A-Association of Indian Universities 19 (Razin Kandulana 4, 8, 17, 18, 23, Gurpreet Singh 5, Manjinder Singh 12, 55, Gurjant Singh 14, 42, Hardeep Singh 27, 68, Ravisher Singh 27, Satinder Dalal 33, Jaskaran Singh 50, 65, Jaswinder Singh 54, Ramandeep Singh 57, 64) beat Gujarat 1 (Ankit Thakur 46)

Pool C- Karnataka 20 (M G Poonacha 5, 53, 57, Bidappa B S 8, 63, Nikkin Thimmaiah 13, 20, Muddappa M K 14, 39, 61, 62, Mohan Muthanna 26, 31, MB Aiyappa 43, 49, SK Uthappa 44, 67, 69, Somanna K M 66, Rafeeq S M 70) beat Goa 0

Services Sports Control Board 11 (Sanwar Ali 4, 39, 59, S Arumugam 11, 23, Sraju A P 19, 25, Johnny Jasrotia 34, 62, Ignace Tirkey 65, 69) beat Bihar 0

Pool E- Odisha 7 (Mathias Minz 7, 39, Dilip Toppo 26, Arbin Barla 31, Deepak Kullu 38, Deepak Kishor Ekka 54, Sanjit Kujur 57) beat Himachal Pradesh 1 (Gagandeep Singh 33)

Jharkhand 5 (Anil Xaxa 13, Shashi Topno 30, Roshan Minz 34, 49, 54) beat Comptroller & Auditor General 1 (Triveni Prasad 59)

Pool G- Manipur 10 (K Suresh 27, N Ganendrajit 37, 58, KSH Victo 40, 57, 63, 65, 70, M Amarjit 60, Own Goal 69) beat Uttarakhand 0

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Defending champions Punjab start campaign in style

Tamil Nadu (yellow and Orange) and Rajasthan (blue) players battle for the ball during their hockey match in Pune on May 31, 2013

New Delhi, 31 May 2013: Defending Champions Punjab start their campaign with a big win over Gujarat 30-0 in their opening league match of Pool A in the 3rd Hockey India Senior Men National Championship played at Shiv Chhatrapati Shivaji Sports Complex in Pune on Friday.

Experienced side Punjab started their game on attacking mode and successfully built pressure on their opponents. Forward Vikramjit Singh scored maximum seven goals for Punjab followed by Simranjit Singh (6), Inderjeet Singh (5), Sarvanjit Singh (4), Ravi Pal (3), Jarnail Singh (3), Vikas Sharma (1) and Sandeep Singh (1).

Air India overwhelmed Tripura 13-0 to maintain their unbeaten run in the Pool B. For Air India, Skipper Arjun Halappa and Swamy Vinaya scored three goals each followed by Vikram Pillay (2), Affan Yousuf (2), Pradhan Somanna (2) and Subbaiah Darshan (1).

In the other match of Pool B, Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy defeated Puducherry 6-1. Vikas Chaudhary and Mohammad Nizamuddin scored twice each for Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy followed by a goal each from Rinku Yadav and Raju Singh.

Sashastra Seema Bal registered their first win out of the three matches played in Pool F, as they defeated Jammu & Kashmir 2-0. Vinay Bishwakarma and (O Gunamai Singh) scored a goal each for Sashastra Seema Bal.

In Pool D, Uttar Pradesh drew 2-2 with Andaman & Nicobar while Mumbai Hockey Association Limited routed hosts The Hockey Maharashtra 2-1.

In Pool H, Tamil Nadu easily defeated Rajasthan 20-0.

Results

Pool A- Punjab 30 (Vikas Sharma 3, Ravi Pal 6, 26, 70, Sandeep Singh 7, Inderjeet Singh 8, 29, 57, 62, 63, Vikramjit Singh 17, 23, 37, 38, 47, 65, 67, Sarvanjit Singh 24, 31, 35, 55, Simranjit Singh 19, 33, 48, 50, 60, 64, Jarnail Singh 53, 59, 69 )Gujarat 0

Pool B- Air India 13 (Vikram Pillay 1, 33, Swamy Vinaya 14, 19, 42, Affan Yousuf 29, 67, Arjun Halappa 43, 46, 66, Subbaiah Darshan 52, Pradhan Somanna 53, 56) beat Tripura 0

Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy 6 (Vikas Chaudhary 42, 51, Rinku Yadav 61, Mohammad Nizamuddin 62, 65, Raju Singh 63) beat Puducherry 1 (Tamilarasan 32)

Pool D- Uttar Pradesh 2 (Siddarth Shankar 21, 30) drewAndaman & Nicobar 2 (Robin HM 3, Chandan Aind 60)

Mumbai Hockey Association Limted 2 (Jayesh Jadhav 17, Own Goal 60) beat The Hockey Maharashtra 1 (Reuben Kedari 56)

Pool F- Sashastra Seema Bal 2 (Vinay Bishwakarma 60, O Gunamai Singh 68) beat Jammu & Kashmir 0

Pool H- Tamil Nadu 20 (V Shanmugam 2, 57, 70, Kannan 8, Ashok Kumar 9, 41, 62, Vinod Rayer 11, 22, 35, 39, 45, Kiran Raje 14, Suresh Kumar 24, 59, 65, Gnanavel 31, Gunasekaran 50, 58, 64) beat Rajasthan 0

Air India thrash Chhattisgarh 15-0

Namdhari XI (white) and Bhopal players in action during their match in Pune on May 30, 2013.

New Delhi, May 30, 2013: Pradhan Somanna, Affan Yousuf and Joga Singh scored three goals each as Air India raced to a 15-0 win against Chhattisgarh in their Pool B league match of the 3rd Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2013 at Major Dhyan Chand Polygrass Hockey Stadium, Pimpri in Pune on Thursday.

Air India notched their second win in the four team pool. Air India scored through Sameer Dad (2 min), Pradhan Somanna (5, 40, 66 min), Affan Yousuf (9, 31, 68 min), Joga Singh (18, 21, 25 min), Birendra Lakra (32, 63 min), Swami Vinaya (56 min), Cheeyanna Bopaiah (58 min) and Arjun Halappa (61 min) while their opponents Chhattisgarh fail to open their account.

In Pool H, Andaman & Nicobar edged past Haryana 4-2 to register their second consecutive win. Bijju Yirkal, Kusha, Chandan and Birsu scored a goal each for Andaman and Nicobar while Jitender Saroha scored two goals for Haryana.

In the match played at Shiv Chhatrapati Shivaji Sports Complex, Namdhari XI registered their second win, as they defeated Hockey Bhopal 4-3 in Pool F. Namdhari XI scored through Sher Singh (12 min), Harpreet Singh (50 min), Dilbag Singh (69 min) and Gurpreet Singh (70 min) while Hockey Bhopal scored through Mayank James (22, 40, 49 min).

Chandigarh registered easy 9-0 win over Assam in their Pool H league match with Gagandeep Singh scoring four goals for Chandigarh. Today’s lose is the second defeat for Assam.

Results

Pool B- Air India 15 (Sameer Dad 2, Pradhan Somanna 5, 40, 66, Affan Yousuf 9, 31, 68, Joga Singh 18, 21, 25, Birendra Lakra 32, 63, Swami Vinaya 56, Cheeyanna Bopaiah 58, Arjun Halappa 61 ) beat Chhattisgarh 0

Pool D- Andaman & Nicobar 4 (Bijju Yirkal 14, Kusha JP 17, Chandan 38, Birsu Bhengra 69) beat Haryana 2 (Jitender Saroha 36, 64)

Pool F- Namdhari XI 4 (Sher Singh 12, Harpreet Singh 50, Dilbag Singh 69, Gurpreet Singh 70) beat Hockey Bhopal 3(Mayank James 22, 40, 49)

Pool H- Chandigarh 9 (Harmanpreet Singh 8, Varinder Kumar 9, Gagandeep Singh 33, 39, 46, 64, Davinder Singh 51, Prabhakar 52, Shahnawaz Khan 68) beat Assam 0.

Railways, UP, Chandigarh, Air India, MPHA start campaign in style

New Delhi, May 28, 2013: Railways, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Air India, Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy and Hockey Bhopal started their campaign on the opening day of the 3rd Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2013 played at Shiv Chattrapati sports complex and Major Dhyan Chand Hockey stadium, Pimpri in Pune on Tuesday. 

Sanjay Bir and B Horo scored five goals each as Railways easily defeated Jammu & Kashmir 20-1 in their Pool F league match. Railways scored through Sanjay Bir (2, 56, 63, 66, 68 min), Jagandeep Singh (9 min), B. Horo (11, 17, 40, 43, 61min, Jasjeet Singh (19, 26, 44min), Gurpreet Singh (27 min), Niyaz Rahim (34 min), Ram Prakash (35 min),  Irshad Mirza (59 min) and Vinod Kumar Singh  (67, 69min) while Sikander Pal Singh (12 min) scored the only goal for Jammu & Kashmir.

In the other game of Pool F, Hockey Bhopal thrashed Sashastra Seema Bal 12-5. Hockey Bhopal scored through Irfan Ali (1, 38min), Mayank Jemef (6, 36min), Shadab Khan (10, 48min), Neubeem Rehman (31, 69min), Osaf UR-Rehman (33min), Azam Baig (55min) and Imran Yusuf (62,65min) while Gunamuni Singh (7, 63min), Romi Kumar Singh (11min), Surchanrda Singh (18min) and Kanta Singh (54min) scored for Sashastra Seema Bal.

Chandigarh defeated Rajasthan 18-0 in their Pool H league match. Harmanpreet scored maximum number of seven goals for Chandigarh. The goal scorers for Chandigarh were Harmanpreet Singh (15, 16, 19, 39, 47, 55, 61min), Own goal (17min), Davinar Singh (20min), Shanvaz Alam (24,28min), Gagandeep Singh (33, 51, 65min), Lakhwinder Singh (37min), Ravinder Singh (46min), Amrik Singh (63min) and Sukhadeo Singh (66min,) while Rajasthan failed to score any goal.

In the other match of Pool D, Uttar Pradesh beat Mumbai Hockey Association Limited 2-1. Laxmishankar Yadav (19 min) and Imran Khan (29 min) scored for Uttar Pradesh while Tyran Pereira scored the only goal for the Mumbai Hockey Association Limited.

In Pool B, Air India defeated Puducherry 11-2 while Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy beat Tripura 16-1.

                                              

Results 
Pool F: Railways 20 (Sanjay Bir 2, 56, 63, 66, 68, Jagandeep Singh 9, B. Horo 11, 17, 40, 43, 61, Jasjeet Singh 19,26,44, Gurpreet Singh 27, Niyaz Rahim 34, Ram Prakash 35, Irshad Mirza 59, Vinod Kumar Singh 67,69) beat Jammu & Kashmir 1(Sikander Pal Singh 12)
Hockey Bhopal 12 (Irfan Ali 1, 38, Mayank Jemef 6, 36, Shadab Khan 10, 48, Neubeem Rehman 31, 69, Osaf UR-Rehman 33, Azam Baig 55, Imran Yusuf 62,65) beat Sashastra Seema Bal 5(Gunamuni Singh 7, 63, Romi Kumar Singh 11, Surchanrda Singh 18, Kanta Singh 54)

Pool H: Chandigarh 18(Harmanpreet Singh 15,16,19, 39, 47, 55, 61, Own goal 17, Davinar Singh 20, Shanvaz Alam 24,28, Gagandeep Singh 33, 51, 65, Lakhwinder Singh 37, Ravinder Singh 46, Amrik Singh 63, Sukhadeo Singh 66) beat Rajasthan 0.

Pool D: Uttar Pradesh Hockey 2(Laxmishankar Yadav 19, Imran Khan 39) beat Mumbai Hockey Association Ltd 1(Tyran Pereira 51)