Jharkhand clinch title at 15th Hockey Sub Junior Women's National Championship 2025

Haryana secured the bronze medal after beating Mizoram in the 3rd/4th placed match.

Jharkhand were crowned champions in the 15th Hockey Sub Junior Women’s National Championship 2025 – Division ‘A’ after defeating Odisha 1-0 in the final, here at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh AstroTurf Stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Haryana secured the bronze medal after defeating Mizoram 3-3 (SO 5-4) in the 3rd/4th position match. 

In the final match, Jharkhand won 1-0 against Odisha. Both the teams played distinctly and prevented each other from scoring with strong defence skills but it was Jirn Soy Munda (27’) who paved the way for Jharkhand to lift the trophy after netting the only goal of the match on their home soil.

Also, in the 3rd/4th Place match between Haryana and Mizoram, Haryana secured the third place and won the bronze medal after defeating Mizoram 3-3 (SO 5-4) in a nail-biting thriller. K Vanlalpeki (9’) opened the goal count on the scoreboard for Mizoram but captain Bhavya (19’), Durga (27’) and Manjinder (30’) soon took the lead for Haryana to push Mizoram on the backfoot throughout most of the game.

Mizoram tried hard but couldn’t but was unable to convert the opportunities against the strong defence of Haryana until the very last minute where Laldinpuli (60’, 60’) heroics helped Mizoram end the match with a draw as the final whistle was blown, as she scored two back-to-back goals.

In the shoot-out, again it was a neck-to-neck competition between both the teams. Captain Bhavya, Manjinder, Neeshu, Radhika and Harshita scored for Haryana in all the five chances that they got. On the other hand, Laldinpuli, K Vanlalpeki, C Lalruatsiami and Lalnunfeli only could score out of their five chances and fell short in a closely contested game.

Haryana’s Goalkeeper Saina’s match-winning save in the shootout stood out to be difference maker and helped her side end their campaign on the podium.

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