The Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy showcased an outstanding performance at the 7th Sub-Junior National Hockey Championship defeating Chhattisgarh team by 9-1.
Notably, the 7th Sub-Junior National Hockey Championship is being hosted in Bengaluru this year. Winning this match Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy secured a place in quarter finals.
Here on Monday the match was played between Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy (men) and Hockey Chhattisgarh.
During the final match, the Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy defeated Hockey Chhattisgarh by 9-1. The match was played under ‘A’ division men’s category.
The Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy team gave a tough competition to Hockey Chhattisgarh after the first half. Till half time the team of Madhya Pradesh was leading the score board by 6-1. It was a wonderful sight to watch for the hard-core hockey lovers of the State.
During the first half, Hockey Chhattisgarh tried really hard to equalize the scores, but always missed the goal. The players of Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy played really well during the first half, pressurizing the rivals.
Aniket Varun of Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy hit the first goal during the 8th minute. Again in the 50th minute Aniket hit a field goal. Besides, Shreyas Dhurpe and Shailednra Singh gave a tough challenge to the rival team by giving two field goals each in the first half of the game.
It was player Kailash Pandya who hit the goal for Hockey Chhattisgarh. After hitting that one goal, it was a hard luck for team Chhattisgarh as the players were unable to hit a single goal after that.
The quarter finals of 7th Sub Junior National Championship will be played on May 18.