Senior Men's National Hockey C'ship: Delhi, Karnataka, Bengal, AP win on Day 2
Delhi, Karnataka, West Bengal, and Andhra Pradesh won by big margins on the second day of the Senior Men's National Hockey Championship in Chennai.
Delhi, Karnataka, West Bengal, and Andhra Pradesh won their respective matches on the second day of the 14th Hockey India Senior Men's National Championship at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai.
In Pool F, Delhi defeated Jammu and Kashmir, 6-0. Nitesh (34’, 58’) top scored with two goals while Bharat (3’), Govind Singh Bisht (14’), Captain Mukul Sharma (21’), and Vikas Upadhyay (23’) scored a goal each for Delhi.
Uttarakhand secured a 5-0 victory following a forfeit by Tripura, in Pool D.
In another Pool D clash, Karnataka defeated Chandigarh 5-1. For Karnataka, Mohammed Raheel Mouseen (41’, 48’) scored a brace while Surya NM (10’), Bharat Mahalingappa Kurtakoti (19’) and Manjeet (59’) netted goals as well. Sunil (29’) scored the only goal for Chandigarh.
West Bengal beat Assam 10-0
West Bengal defeated Assam, 10-0, in a Pool H fixture. Raushan Kumar (10’, 12’, 30’) spearheaded the attack with a hat-trick along with a brace by captain Rajendra Oram (4’, 58’). Avoy Ekka (19’), Alsem Lakra (20’), Milan Saha (31’), Sunil Jojo (41’) and Nitish Neupane (48’) added their names to the scoresheet as well.
In Pool C, Andhra Pradesh defeated Hockey Andaman and Nicobar, 13-0. Lekalla Hitesh Rao (13’, 15’, 21’, 41’, 48’, 55’, 56’) found exceptional form to score seven goals. Amongst the other scorers were Rayudu Veera Venkata Rahul Pranay (5’), K Harsha Kamal Teja (6’), Galla Siva Pramod (30’), Tatiparthi Aron Saroj Anand Raj (33’), Maddimeni Rajesh (38’) and Venu Gorela Gopal (49’).
The final clash of the day saw Madhya Pradesh locked in a 2-2 draw against Tamil Nadu, in a Pool C encounter. It was Love Kumar Kanojiya (35’) and Akshay Dubey (42’) who gave Madhya Pradesh a 2-0 lead. However, Selvaraj Kanagaraj (42’) reduced the deficit before Shanmugavel S (53’) scored a late equaliser.
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