Haryana, Odisha ease into quarterfinals of 14th Senior Women National Championship
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National stars Deepika, Navneet Kaur and Jyoti among others maintained their scoring form.
Day 5 of the 14th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship witnessed Haryana, Odisha and Mizoram clinch victories in their respective matches at the Major Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium Pimpri, Pune. With the day’s results, Haryana and Odisha sealed their berth in the quarterfinals.
Haryana put on another dominant display to defeat Le Pudducherry
Haryana prevailed against Le Puducherry 22-0 in a Pool D encounter to mark their second consecutive win of the tournament. Yet again, the experienced Haryana side was relentless in their pursuit of goals. Indian women’s hockey team forward Deepika (4’, 11’, 14’, 15’, 42’, 49) continued her purple patch while Indian women’s hockey team forward Sharmila Devi (35’, 41’, 45’), and Indian women’s hockey team defenders, Monika (17’, 19’, 53’,) and Neelam (15’, 25’, and 30’,) found the back of the net on three occasions each.
Furthermore, Indian women’s hockey team forward Navneet Kaur (2’, 33’, 45’) scored spectacular hat-tricks as well. Indian women’s hockey team midfielder Jyoti (32’, 33’) also didn’t miss out on the opportunity and registered a brace with back-to-back goals while Indian women’s hockey team midfielder Neha Goyal (40’), Indian women’s hockey team forward Udita (42) also scored a goal.
Odisha defeats Chandigarh
In a Pool E clash, the Odisha secured their second consecutive victory after a 6-1 victory against Chandigarh. Odisha’s offence was guided by Dipti Lakra (10’, 23’) brace and goals from Ajmina Kujur (15’), Jiwan Kishori Toppo (30’), Mariana Kujur (50’) and Captain Lilima Minz (51’). Meanwhile, Priyanka (26’) was the sole goal scorer for Chandigarh.
Mizoram triumphed over Rajasthan
In a Pool F clash, Mizoram registered a 20-2 victory against Rajasthan. Indian women’s hockey team forward, Lalremsiami (6’, 29’, 34’, 36’, 56’, 60′) and Lalrinpuii (13’, 15’, 26’, 51’, 57’) were the top scorers for Mizoram while Lalneihpuii (14’, 22’, 49) also scored a hat-trick. Adding to the scoresheet, Vanlalhriatpuii (27’, 39’), H Lalruatfeli (11’), Lalthantluangi (17’), F.Lalbiaksiami (18’) and Marina Lalramnghaki (33’) scored for Mizoram as well. Rajasthan’s two goals were scored by Usha Kumari (33’) and Manisha Sharma (48’)
Later in the evening, Himachal Pradesh will take on Punjab in a Pool F clash while Manipur will face Karnataka in a Pool G clash.
In Saturday’s final two matches of the 14th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand won their respective matches.
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Tamil Nadu defeat Gujarat
Tamil Nadu defeated Gujarat 6-0. Nandhini (14’, 15’, 34’, 41’) was the star performer of the encounter for Tamil Nadu. Krishnapriya (24’) and Sabarimanidevi (59’) also chipped in with a goal each.
Uttarakhand triumph against Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Uttarakhand won their Pool G clash against Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu with a 5-0 victory. Captain Mamta Bhatt (17’, 29’) scored a vital brace while Komal Dhami (7’), Beena Pandey (12’) and Hema Singh (57’) found one goal each.
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