Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy showcased a brilliant performance at national tournament making way to the finals.
Madhya Pradedh Hockey Academy defeated Guru Gobind Singh Sports College Lucknow by 5-3 points in the semi-final of the 37th Nehru Sub Junior Under-15 Hockey Tournament held in New Delhi. Aman Khan, the goalkeeper of the academy team, was awarded the man of the match award.
Director, Sports and Youth Welfare SL Thoussen congratulated the team Madhya Pradesh on this achievement given to Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy. He congratulated the players by encouraging them to excel in the final.
In the semi-final match played today, GGS player Mohammad Zaid Khan hit the first field goal in the 5th minute. In response, Academy player Danish Uddin scored a field goal in the 13th minute to bring the team on par. In the 18th minute of the match, GSS player Ajay Yadav hit a field goal and made it 2–1.
Academy player Kaunen Dad equalized the score in the 21st minute with a second field goal for the team. Academy player Danish Uddin scored the third field goal for the team in the 24th minute of the match, in response to which GSS player Mohammad Zaid Khan scored the match in the 35th minute to make the match score 3-3.
Academy captain Sundaram Rajwat in the 38th minute of the match and Academy player Zaid Khan scored a field goal in the 48th minute to win the Academy 5–3 and put the team in the final.
The final match will be played between Odisha and MP Academy on Wednesday, October 30 at 12:30 pm. It is noteworthy that the players of Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy are participating in the competition under the leadership of Academy's Chief Instructor Rajinder Singh and Assistant Instructor Mangal Ved.