Rajasthan register first win in Senior National hockey

Lucknow, March 8, 2014: Teams of Pool A saw the clash of Rajasthan and Gujarat where the former won the match by 3-2 and with this win Rajasthan opens its scorecard in the points table of Division B of the 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2014 played at Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium here today.

Both the teams gave a tough fight to each other in the first half and it was Gujarat who scored the first goal of the match. It was Vijay Thapa of Gujarat who converted a good pass in the 14th minute of the match. Going into the second half it was Gujarat who was leading the scorecard with 1 goal to Rajasthan’s nil.

Though Gujarat had the mental edge over the opponents Rajasthan started the session with great speed. They continued their attack till the time they did not score their goal which came in the 49th minute which helped them level the scores 1-1.

It was Ankit Kishwah who helped Rajasthan open their score card through a field goal. This gave Rajasthan the window and hope of going ahead in the game and in the 60th minute Purshotam Bagdi who gave the much needed goal which helped Rajasthan edge past Gujarat. Gujarat tried coming back in the game but within 2 minutes of the last goal it was Paramveer Singh Rathore who added another to the scorecard and further minimizing Gujarat’s chances for a win in the match. In the 66th Minute Gujarat got a Penalty Strike and was successfully converted by Vijay Thapa who scored his second goal for team. In the final few minutes Gujarat kept its attack on with the hope of leveling the scores but they couldn’t pass the strong defense of Rajasthan. This win helps Rajasthan register its first win and Gujarat it yet to get a win in its name.

In the second match of the day, Namdhari XI defeated Sashastra Seema Bal 1-0 in a very close contest in Pool A. The match saw the sole goal being scored by Namdhari XI in the 24th minute and was converted through a field goal by Gurmukh Singh. In the second half both the teams kept attacking but were not successful in converting the chances they got.

Mumbai Hockey Association Ltd today played with a clear mandate of winning, and that’s what they ensured in their match against Himachal Pradesh in Pool B. They beat Himachal Pradesh 4-0 not conceding a single goal to the opponents. Mumbai Hockey Association Ltd played an attacking game and in the 19thminute of the game got them their first goal through Captain Victo Singh. Manprit Singh Chahal scored the second goal for the team by taking complete advantage of the penalty corner opportunity that the team got in the 28th minute. This goal ensured that Mumbai Hockey Association Ltd ended the session with a 2-0 lead and entering the second half with a clear advantage of leading the game. In the second session Himachal Pradesh fought hard to score but they could not convert the opportunities they got. Mumbai won the matches 4-0.

In the last match of the day, Jammu & Kashmir finally has a win in its name and they beat Goa 5-0 in Pool B. They scored their 1st goal in the 6th minute of the game by Surinder Singh. They again struck within 6 minutes and registered their 2nd goal in the 12th minute. By the end of the first half they had put 3 goals in their name. They continued their dominance in the second half and won the match 5-0.

Today’s Result

Pool A- Rajasthan 3  Ankit Kushwah (49 min), Purshotam Bagdi (60 min), Param Veer Rathore (62 min) vs Gujarat 2 Vijay Thapa (4, 66 min)

Pool A Namdhari XI 1 Gurmukh Singh (24t min) vs Sashastra Seema Bal 0

 Pool B Mumbai Hockey Association Ltd 4 Victo Singh (19 min), Manprit Singh Chahal (28 min), Harjit Singh (52 min), Prateek Singh (68 min) vsHimachal Pradesh 0

 Pool B Jammu & Kashmir 5 Surinder Singh (6, 36 min), Arminder Singh (12, 63 min), Jaspreet Singh (16 min), Prateek Singh (68 min) vs Goa 0

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Bihar down Rajasthan in Senior National hockey

New Delhi, March 7, 2014: Day-9 of the 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2014 (Division B) played at Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium in Lucknow today saw exciting clashes between teams. Namdhari XI, Bihar, Mumbai Hockey Association Ltd and Uttarakhand take a step ahead in the league by winning their respective matches today.

In Pool A, Namdhari XI registered an easy win against Gujarat by leaving them behind with a score of 9-0 on board. Namdhari XI claimed their first win in their very first match of the pool leaving Gujarat with yet another loss. Namdhari XI went all out from the very beginning of the match, where Bhagat Singh Dhillon scored two goals at 5th and the 15th minute of the game by converting both the penalty corners followed by the field goals by Santa Singh at 27th minute and Captain Kuldeep Singh at 29th minute taking the score to 4-0 in the first half of the game. The second half the game saw Namdhari XI scoring another 5 goals where Udham Preet Singh scored two goals at 37th and 54th minute and Avtar Singh, Mehkeet Singh and Gurjant Singh scored a goal each at 50th, 54th and 68th minute of the game, winning it by 9-0.

In another match, Bihar scooped away the match from Rajasthan by 4-2 in Pool A. The match saw Bihar dominating the first half of the match with a 3-1 lead whereas the second half the match saw a decent struggle from both the teams. Nevertheless, Bihar got a chance to strike another goal and took the total to 4 goals and Rajasthan was held at only 2 goals to their credit. Bihar’s Sankalp Raghav converted two penalty corners at 12th and 21st minute of the game and another two field goals were stroked in by Naveenminz and Bhim Kumar at 23rd minute and 54th minute respectively. On the other hand, Rajasthan’s Ankit Kushwah and Amit Yadav could only score field goal each for their team at 13th and 59th minute and failed to take over Bihar.

In the first match of Pool B played today, Mumbai Hockey Association Ltd registered a comprehensive win over Goa with a difference of 13 goals to 0. The Mumbai Hockey Association Ltd squad was their best in their first of the pool matches and stormed past Goa in a blink, leaving them with yet another defeat after yesterday against Uttarakhand. A total of 7 players are responsible for Mumbai Hockey Association Ltd’s blistering win today, out of which Manprit Singh Chahal scored four goals at 11th, 28th, 61st and 62nd minute and Harjit Singh scored three goals at 33rd, 56th and 63rd minute, followed by Ambika Pratap Singh who scored two goals at 50th and 63rd minute. The score 13-0 is on the top of the charts followed by 11-1 (Puducherry against Bengal) and 10-0 (Gangpur-Odisha against Assam). Mumbai Hockey Association Ltd has set the level of the game high and probably will be the most feared team in the tournament now.

Uttarakhand defeated Jammu & Kashmir 5-3 to register their second consecutive win in their Pool B league match. Prakash Mehra scored twice each and Amit Aswal, Manoj Tamta and Vijay Pal contributed a goal each in Uttarakhand’s win. Amrinder Singh, Sunil Kalsotra and Amarjeet Singh scored a goal each for Jammu & Kashmir

Today’s Result

Pool A- Namdhari XI 9  Bhagat Singh Dhillon (5th and 15thmin), Santa Singh (27th min), Kuldeep Singh (29th min), Udham Preet Singh (37th min), Avtaar Singh (50th min), Hartaj Singh Aujla (53rd min), Mehkeet Singh (54th min) and Gurjant Singh (68th min) vs Gujarat 0

Pool A Bihar 4 Sankalp Raghav (12th and 21st min), Naveenminz (23rd min) and Bhim Kumar (54th min) vs.Rajasthan 2 Ankit Kushwah (13th min) and Amit Yadav (59th min).

Pool B- Mumbai 13 Manprit Singh Chahal (11th, 28th, 61stand 62nd min), Harjit Singh (33rd, 56th and 63rd min), Ambika Pratap Singh (50th and 67th min), Nitin Kumar Nandanoori (13th min), Sajit Lakra (26th min), Tyron Pereira (31st min) and Amit Goswami (64th min) vs Goa 0.

Pool B- Uttarakhand 5 Amit Aswal(18th min), Prakash Mehra (23rd and 44th min), Manoj Tamta (46th min), Vijay Pal (49th min) vs Jammu & Kashmir Amrinder Singh (8thmin), Sunil Kalsotra (22nd min) and Amarjeet Singh (69th min)

Bihar defeat Gujarat 4-1 in senior hockey national

New Delhi, March 6, 2014: Day-8 of the 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2014 (Division B) played at Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium in Lucknow today saw the commencement of games of Pool A & B teams. Setting their goals clear from the very beginning teams Bihar, Uttarakhand, Sashastra Seema Bal and Himachal Pradesh made it evident that they are here to stay.

The first match played between Bihar and Gujarat witnessed Bihar going all out from the very start. Though, Gujarat’s Krushsingh Zala scored the very first goal of the game at the 9th minute, it was Bihar’s Md Reyazuddin, Naveenminz and Mangra Bhengra who in return scored at the 11th, 14th and 21st minute respectively, to take the lead by 3-1 in the first half of the match. Gujarat played a defensive game in the second half of the game but couldn’t stop Bihar’s Naveenminz from scoring another goal at 40th minute and wrapping the game at 4 goals to 1.

In another match, Uttarakhand gave an even better fight to Goa by simply not allowing them to score even a single goal. Prakash Mehra scored two goals for Uttarakhand at 23rd minute as a field goal and converted a penalty corner at the 49th minute. Captain Maheshwar Negi of Uttarakhand also scored a field goal at 28th minute and Kailash Jalal helped in taking the lead against Goa by 4-0 when he got a clear shot at penalty strike at the 56th minute of the match.

In the third match of the day, a tough competition was evident between Sashastra Seema Bal and Rajasthan. Rajasthan took in the lead with 1-0 in first half with the help of Purshotam Bagdi’s penalty corner shot at the 22nd minute of the match. In reply to their opponents, Sashastra Seema Bal made a perfect come back in the second half of the match and took away the match from Rajasthan and won the game by 2-1. H. Surachandra Singh of Sashastra Seema Bal proved to be a ‘one-man-show’ as he scored both the field goals for his team at 41st and 65thminute of the game and drove the team for an exciting victory over Rajasthan.

The last match of the day, played between Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir saw a neck-to-neck fight, where Himachal Pradesh dominated the first half of the game by 1-0 with the help of Sanwar Ali’s field goal at the 34th minute. Jammu & Kashmir made a good comeback and leveled it at 1-1 with Amrinder Singh’s field goal at the 41st minute. The game turned around back in favour of Himachal Pradesh when Rajesh Kumar converted the penalty corner in a goal when got a chance at the 46th minute. Hence, the penalty corner in favour of Himachal Pradesh helped them claim their win over Jammu & Kashmir.”

Today’s Result

Pool A- Bihar 4 Md Reyazuddin (11th min), Naveenminz (14th & 40th min) and Mangra Bhengra (21st min) vs Gujarat 1 Krushsingh Zala (9th min).

Pool B Uttarakhand 4 Prakash Mehra (23rd & 49th min), Maheshwar Negi (28th min) and Kailash Jalal (56th min) vs. Goa 0.

Pool A- Sashastra Seema Bal 2 H. Surachandra Singh (41st & 65th minute) vsRajasthan 1 Purshotam Bagdi (22nd minute).

Pool B- Himachal Pradesh 2 Sanwar ali (34th min) and Rajesh Kumar (46thmin) vs Jammu & Kashmir 1 Amrinder Singh (41st min)

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Maharashtra, Gangpur-Odisha enter semifinals

New Delhi March 5, 2014: Day-7 of the 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2014 (Division B) today, saw teams of Pool C and D giving a tough fight to each other in their last league matches played at the Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium in Lucknow today.

The first match between Bengal and Assam witnessed Bengal leading with 1-0 score till half time. Assam played a better game in the first half but lost control in the second half and gave away 2 more goals and lost the match by 3-0 to Bengal.

Assam gave Bengal a good fight by stopping them with only a 1-0 lead in the first half of the match, but Bengal came back strong in the second half and pocketed 2 more goals within a matter of 4 minutes in the second half of the match. Sunil Shah scored the first goal for Bengal in the 12th minute, followed by Rakesh Burman and Sunil Kujur in the 61st and 64th minute, respectively.

In another match, Central Reserve Police Force scooped away the game from Vidarbha Hockey Association by 4-0. The match witnessed Central Reserve Police Force at their best, as they took the lead by 3-0 in the first half of the match itself where Rohensingh Thangjam, Prashnt Tirkey and Simon Tirkey scored at 4th, 6th and 16th minute, respectively. The Vidarbha Hockey Association gave a decent fight in the second half of the match but still gave away one more goal to Central Reserve Police Force’s Nemhas Khkha at 46th minute, which cost them the game by 4-0.

In the third match of the day, Maharashtra and Delhi were involved in a closely contested match. The match ended with a draw with both the teams scoring 3 goals each. Navneet Swarnkar scored two goals at 2nd and 30th minute and Captain Vishal Pillay scored at 42nd minute for Maharashtra. Abhishek scored at 38th and 45th minute and Meet Singh scored at the 47th minute of the match for Delhi, making it even with Maharashtra’s score.

Post the match both Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh are placed with 11 points each on the table in Pool D. But on the basis of goal difference Maharashtra was ahead of the Chhattisgarh and therefore Maharashtra has qualified for the semi-finals.

With Hockey Gangpur – Odisha bagging 15 points and Hockey Maharashtra with 16 points in their kitty  they now enter the semi-finals of the 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship from Pool ‘C’ and Pool ‘D’, respectively.

Results:

Pool C- Bengal 3 Sunil Shah (12 min) Rakesh Burman (61 min) and Sunil Kujur (64 min) vs Assam 0.

Pool D Central Reserve Police Force 4 Rohensingh Thangjam (4th min), Prashnt Tirkey (6th min), Simon Tirkey (16th min) and Nemhas Khkha (46thmin) vs. Vidarbha Hockey Association 0.

Pool D- Hockey Maharashtra 3 Navneet Swarnkar (2nd & 30th min) and Vishal Pillay (42nd min) Delhi 3 Abhishek (38th & 45th min) and Meet Singh (47th min).

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Chhattisgarh prevail over Kerala 3-2

Kerala and Chhattisgarh players in action in Lucknow on March 4, 2014

Lucknow, March 4, 2014: 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship today saw teams playing a good round of exciting hockey. In the first match of the day the audience witnessed Chhattisgarh Hockey defeating Kerala in a thrilling match. At half time when the scores were 2-0 with Hockey Kerala leading the scoreboard nobody could have expected Chhattisgarh to make a strong comeback and going on to win the match 3 goals to 2.

Kerala started the match with great speed and they managed to score their first goal in the 18th minute into first half where Sarin scored through a field goal. They went on to score their second goal just a minute before the end of first half with Jithu Sasi scoring for his team yet again through a field goal.

The second half started with Chhattisgarh playing under pressure of not only scoring and but even winning. The team started its goal scoring run with Shakeel Ahmed managing to keep his cool and he scored through a penalty corner in the 54th minute. They continued their attack and within just 8 minutes of scoring their first goal, they managed to even the scores through a field goal and this time it was Mohd Erfan Khan who scored in the 62nd minute. The team did not stop here and they yet again scored in the 69th minute, this time through Upendra Pillay who converted through a field goal.

In another match, it was Puducherry who blanked Tripura 11-1 and a win which can be easily termed as convincing. While Tripura’s Arif Hussain started the goal scoring session in the 9th minute of the match where he managed to score through a field goal, it was team Puducherry post that who then rained goals in the entire session of the remaining game. They managed to keep the attack on the opponents and scored 11 back to back goals. A Tamilarasan scored a hat-trick for his team with all his goals coming in the second half. While M Harikrishna, V Karthikeyan and N Kamalakannan scoring 2 goals each, helped the team register an easy win over the opponents.

In the third match of the day, the tournament witnessed Hockey Gangpur – Odisha taking on Mizoram and winning the match against the later 6-0. Hockey Gangpur – Odisha started its scoring feat in the 3rd minute of the game with Ashish Anmol  Minz scoring his first goal of the match through a field goal. The second goal was scored in the 13th minute and this time it was Banamali Xess scoring for his team. Within 4 minutes of the 2nd goal, Ashish Anmol Minz scored the 3rd goal for his team and 2nd in his name, which he converted through a penalty corner opportunity. At the end of the first session of the game Hockey Gangpur – Odisha was leading the score card with 5-0. In the second half just 4 minutes into the game they managed to score their 6th goal of the match and Sashi Topno converted a brilliant field goal. Mizoram failed to convert the chances that they got and ended the game without a goal in their name.

Results

Pool D- Chattisgarh 3  Shakeel Ahmed (54 min) Mohd. Erfan Khan (62 min) and Upendra Pillay (69 min) vs Kerala 2 Sarin ( 19 min), Jithu Sasi (34 min) .

Pool C Puducherry 11 A Tamilarasan (43, 58, 64 min), M Harikrishnan (13, 23 min) V Karthikeyan (25, 32 min), N Kamalakannan (15, 61 min), Manthana Pradyumnavarama (48 min) and N Selamuthu (60 min) vs Tripura 1 Arif Hussain (09 min).

Pool C- Hockey Gangpur Odisha 6 Ashish Anmol  Minz (3 17 min), Banamali Xess (13 min), Mangal Kispotta (23 min) and Dillip Kerketta (30 min) and Sashi Topno (39 min) Mizoram 0.

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Susheel’s hat-trick guides Bengal to 5-0 win over Mizoram

Maharashtra and Vidarbha players in action 

New Delhi, March 3, 2014: Susheel Gupta struck a hat-trick as Bengal blanked Mizoram 5-0 in a Pool C league match on day five of the 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship played at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in Lucknow today.

In the second consecutive win for Bengal, Asheesh Sengar and Sunil Shah scored a goal each to complete the tally. Bengal goalkeeper Bappa Saha denied any scoring opportunity to the opponents.

While during the match where Maharashtra took on Vidarbha Hockey Association, Kunal Jagdale struck three goals for Maharashtra to register a 6-1 win against Vidarbha Hockey Association in their Pool C league match.

Manpreet Singh scored two goals and Vinod Nimbore contributed one goal in Maharashtra’s win while Mohd Ajaz Qureshi scored the only goal for Vidarbha Hockey Association. This is the third win for Maharashtra in four games they have played. In their third league match, Maharashtra draw 4-4 against Chhattisgarh.  

Earlier in the day in a Pool D match, Chhattisgarh defeated Delhi 2-0. Chhattisgarh took an early lead in the 9th minute with a field goal scored by Upendra Pillay. In the 62nd minute, Shaheed Shaikh scored a goal to increase the lead to 2-0 for his team.

Todays Results

Pool C- Bengal Hockey Association 5 Susheel Gupta (38, 46, 53 min) Asheesh Sengar (18 min) and Sunil Shah (30 min) vs Mizoram 0.

Maharashtra 6 Kunal Jagdale (23, 34, 56 min), Manpreet Singh (37, 44 min) and Vinod Nimbore (70 min) vs Vidarbha Hockey Association 1 Mohd Ajaz Qureshi (52 min).

Pool D- Chhattisgarh 2 Shaheed Shaikh (62 min) and Upendra Pillay (9 min) Delhi 0.

Gangpur-Odisha register fourth consecutive win

Puducherry and Assam players in action 

New Delhi,  March 2, 2014: Hockey Gangpur- Odisha registered their fourth consecutive win against Tripura 9-0 to stay on the top of Pool-C on day 4 of the 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship played at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in Lucknow today.

Gangpur-Odisha took an early lead in the 9th minutes with a field goal scored by Ashish Anmol Minz. Ashish struck four goals in the match, while William Xalxo scored three goals, Banamali Xess and Roshan Minz one goal each for their team. Hockey Gangpur- Odisha is heading the pool table with 12 points in 4 matches.

Earlier, N. Sellamuthu struck three goals to give Puducherry their first win in the championship against Assam 11-1 in the Pool C league match. Other scorers for Puducherry were M. Harikrishnan and N. Kamalakannan who scored two goals each, while R. Aravindn, S. Sivaganesh, V. Karthikeyan and G. Senthilkumar contributed a goal each. Vinod Kumar Mishra scored a goal for Assam.

In Pool D, Central Reserve Police Force defeated Kerala 2-1. Nimhas Khokha and Amaritvir Singh struck one goal each for CRPF, while Joshan George scored one goal for Kerala.   

Todays Results

Pool C- Puducherry 11 N. Sellamuthu (16, 25, 57 min), M. Harikrishnan (28, 67 min), N. Kamalakannan (5, 40 min), R. Aravindn (53 min), S. Sivaganesh (32 min), V. Karthikeyan (59 min) and G. Senthilkumar (43 min) vs Assam 1 Vinod Kumar Mishra (58 min).

Hockey Gangpur-Odisha 9 Ashish Anmol Minz (9, 32, 59, 62 min), William Xalxo (24, 34, 44 min), Banamali Xess (68 min) and Roshan Minz (50 min) vs Tripura 0.

Pool D- CRPF 2 Nimhas Khkha (27 min) and Amaritvir Singh (56 min) vs Kerala 1 Joshan George (22 min).

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Hockey Gangpur- Odisha crush Assam 10-0

New Delhi,  March 1, 2014: Ashish Anmol Minz struck three goals to give Hockey Gangpur-Odisha an emphatic 10-0 win against Assam in a Pool C league match on day-3 of the 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship played at Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium in Lucknow today.

Other scorers for Gangpur-Odisha are Amarjeet Ekka and Banamali Xess who scored two goals each, while William Xalxo, Shushil Kiro and Kishor Lakra contributed one goal each.

In the other Pool C match, Mizoram registered their first win against Tripura 6-1. Mizoram took an early lead in the 6th minute with a field goal scored by Ramtharanghaka.

For Mizoram, Lalrinnunga struck two goals while Lalremsanga, Zohingthanga, and MS Dawngliana scored one goal each for their team. For Tripura, Shanawas Hussain struck the loan goal.

In Pool D, Vidarbha Hockey Association beat Kerala by 2-1. Imran Sheikh and Ather Mirza scored one goal each for Vidarbha Hockey Association, Sudheeh P scored the one goal for Kerala.

In the other Pool D match, Central Reserve Police Force defeated Delhi 3-1. Prashnt Tirkey, Rajinder Singh and Rajesh Kindo struck one goal each for CRPF, Meet Singh scored the single goal for Delhi.

In the other Pool C match, Sunil Shah and Susheel Gupta struck two goals each for Bengal Hockey Association beating Puducherry 6-2. Other scorers for Bengal Hockey Association were Sunil Kujur and Pramod Kumar Singh. V Karthikeyan and Manthana Pradyumnavarama scored one goal each for Puducherry.

Earlier, Maharashtra played 4-4 draw against Chhattisgarh in Pool D.

Results 

Pool C- Hockey Gangpur-Odisha 10 Ashish Anmol Minz (9,13, 24 min), Amarjeet Ekka (7,18 min), Banamali Xess (2,10 min), William Xalxo (11 min), Shushil Kiro (41 min) and Kishor Lakra (30 min) vs Assam 0.

Mizoram 6 Ramtharanghaka (6 min), Lalrinnunga (25, 63 min), Lalremsanga (49 min), Zohingthanga (46 min) and MS Dawngliana (40 min) vs Tripura 1 Shanawas Hussain (54 min).

Bengal Hockey Association 6 Sunil Shah (15, 25 min) and Susheel Gupta (22, 26 min), Sunil Kujur (42 min) and Pramod Kumar Singh (53 min) vs Puducherry 2 V Karthikeyan (48 min) and Manthana Pradyumnavarama (19 min).

Pool D- Vidarbha Hockey Association 2 Imran Sheikh (22 min) and Ather Mirza (27 min) vs Kerala 1 Sudheeh P (58 min).

Central reserve Police Force 3 Prashnt Tirkey (49 min), Rajinder Singh () and Rajesh Kindo (10 min) vs Delhi 1 Meet Singh (1 min).

Maharashtra 4 Vishal Pillay (23, 24 min), Ajeet Gautam (49 min), Virendra Bramhe (62 min) vs Chhattisgarh 4Mohd Erfan Khan (14 min), Mohd Atique Qurashi (17 min), Akshay Garsund (20 min), Sam Kandulina (34 min)

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Delhi defeat Kerala 4-1 to register first win in Senior National Hockey

New Delhi, February 28, 2014: Delhi registered their first win in Pool D as they defeated Kerala 4-1 on day-2 of the 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship played at Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium in Lucknow today.

After losing their first game against Vidarbha Hockey Association on the opening day of the championship, Delhi seemed a much better side today and scored twice in each half of the game. Manish Kumar, Shyambir, Abhishek and Praveen Kumar contributed a goal each in Delhi’s victory.

In the second match of Pool D, Shaheed Shaikh, Prince Yadav and Amulya Minj scored a goal each helping Chhattisgarh to register a 3-1 win over Vidarbha Hockey Association.

In the third match of Pool-D match, Assam played a 2-2 draw against Tripura. Assam took a 1-0 lead in the 36thminutes with a field goal scored by Mohd Salman Khan but ten minutes later Mohd Suhail equalizes the score for Tripura. Mohd Salman Khan scored a field goal in the 57thminute to increase the lead to 2-1 for Assam but two minutes later Mohd Khalil scored a goal for Tripura to level the game.

In Pool C, Hockey Gangpur- Odisha registered their second consecutive win defeating Bengal 5-1. Bengal took an early lead in the 2nd minute when Sunil Shah made no mistake in converting a penalty corner however two minutes later Hockey Gangpur- Odisha leveled the score through a field goal scored by Sashi Toppo. Hockey Gangpur- Odisha took the 2-1 lead in the 10th minute with the penalty corner converted by William Xalxo. In the 23rdminute Bruno Hedrino Lugun scored a field goal to increase the lead for Hockey Ganpur- Odisha. In the second half, Ashish Anmol Minz and Dillip Kerketta each scored a goal for Hockey Gangpur- Odisha.

Earlier, Puducherry defeated Mizoram 3-1 in Pool C. For Pudicherry, N. Sellamuthu, V Karthikeyan, and N. Kamalakannan scored a goal each in their team’s victory. Mizoram scored their only goal through MS Dawngliana.

Todays Results: Pool C- Puducherry 3 N Sellamuthu (5 min), V Karthikeyan (50 min) and N Kamalakannan (69 min) vsMizoram 1 M S Dawngliana (15 min)

Hockey Gangpur- Odisha 5 Sashi Toppo (4 min), William Xalxo (10 min), Bruno Hedrino Lugun (23 min), Ashish Anmol Minz (54 min), Dillip Kerketta (63 min) vsBengal 1 Sunil Shah (2 min)

Assam 2 Mohd Salman Khan (36, 57 min) vs Tripura 2Mohd Suhail (46 min), Mohd Khalil (59 min)

Pool D- Chhattisgarh 3 Prince Yadav (7 min), Shaheed Shaikh (56 min) and Amulya Minj (66 min) vs 

Vidarbha Hockey Association 1 Mohd Ajaz Qureshi (23 min)

Delhi 4- Manish Sharma (22 min), Shyambir (31 min), Abhishek (40 min), Praveen Kumar (62 min) vs Kerala 1-Sudheeh P (42 min)

Hockey Gangpur-Odisha and Vidarbha Hockey Association start campaign in style

New Delhi, February 27, 2014: Debutant teams Hockey Gangpur- Odisha and Vidarbha Hockey Association started their campaign on a winning note in Division B of the 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship commenced at Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium in Lucknow today.

In the opening match of the championship, Hockey Gangpur- Odisha defeated Chhattisgarh 9-2 in their Pool C match. For Hockey Gangpur-Odisha Bruno Hedrino Lugun and Banamali Xess scored twice each while Amarjeet Ekka, Kishor Lakra, Bikash Toppo, Roshan Minz and Ashish Anmol Minz contributed a goal each in their teams victory. Puducherry scored through N Sellamuthu and N Kamalakannan a goal each.

Bengal defeated Tripura 4-0 in another match of Pool-C.

In Pool-D match, Chhattisgarh played a 1-1 draw against debutants Central Reserve Police Force. Chhattisgarh took a 1-0 lead in the 53rd minute with a field goal scored by Sachin Rathaur but two minutes later Rohen Singh Thangjam scored a field goal for Central Reserve Police Force to level the game.

In the second match of Pool D, Dalbir Singh scored two goals helping Vidarbha Hockey Association to register a 2-1 win over Delhi.

In the third match of Pool D, Maharashtra overcame Kerala 8-0. Kunal Jagdale scored maximum three goals followed by Rajendra Ekka (2), Navneet Swarnkar (1), Manpreet Singh (1) and Vinod Nimbore (1).  

There are 22 teams participating in the Division B of the 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2014.

Today’s Results

Pool-C Hockey Gangpur- Odisha 9 Bruno Hedrino Lugun (5, 26 min), Amarjeet Ekka (16 min), Kishor Lakra (31 min), Bikash Toppo (39 min), Roshan Minz (40 min), Ashish Anmol Minz (43 min) and Banamali Xess (49, 56 min) vs Puducherry 2 (N Sellamuthu (18 min), N Kamalakannan (65 min)

Bengal 4 Joga Singh(16 min), Sunil Shah (24, 53 min) and Sunil Kujur (66 min) vs Tripura 0

Pool D Chhattisgarh 1 Sachin Rathaur (53 min) vsCentral Reserve Police Force 1 Rohen Singh Thangjam (55 min)

Vidarbha Hockey Association 2 Dalbir Singh (6, 44 min) vs Delhi 1 Naveen Kumar (4 min)

Maharashtra 8 Navneet Swarnkar (5 min), Rajendra Ekka (23, 27 min), Kunal Jagdale (36, 52, 58 min), Manpreet Singh (41 min) and Vinod Nimbore (64 min) vs Kerala 0.

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