Gangpur eves finish third in Women Hockey
Bhubaneswar: Debutant Hockey Gangpur Odisha finished third in the 4th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2014 (Division B) concluded at the Chamundi Vihar Hockey Ground in Mysore on Thursday. Gangpur defeated Manipur by 2-0 goals. It was good journey in our first appearance in the national tournament we finished third. Competing with 16 teams we experienced lot which will help us in future, said captain. Team: Asima Minz , Madhuri Kindo, Mosmita lugun, Premanjali Toppo, Rinkey Kujur, Binita Kujur, Rosita Kujur, Sushanti Minz, laxmi Ekka, Pramita Bara, Janhabi Pradhan, Namrata Jasmin Bara, Rahil Tirkey, Samira lakra, Anupama Kujur, Reema Tirkey, Rashni lakra, Asha Namlen lugun and coach-cum-maneger Florencia Ekka.
Gangpur claim National Senior Hockey title
Bhubaneswar: In a nail biting finals played between Hockey Gangpur-Odisha and Hockey Maharashtra, the former edged past ahead and clinched the title in their favour by 3-2 in the 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2014 (Division B) at Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium in lucknow today.
Both Hockey Gangpur-Odisha and Hockey Maharashtra went all out from the very beginning of the match which led to a 2-2 score on board by the end of the first half. This close fight saw attacks and counter-attacks. The first goal of the match was scored by Gangpur-Odisha’s William Xalxo in the very first minute of the game to which Hockey Maharashtra’s Captain Vishal Pillay replied with a goal in the 3rdminute. Both team went on defensive mode in the second half of the match and restricted each other from scoring any goals till Hockey Gangpur-Odisha’s Ashish Anmol Minz managed to sneak in and strike the winning goal in the 52nd min and steal away the title from Hockey Maharashtra.
Earlier, Mumbai Hockey Association ltd defeated Namdhari XI 3-1 to finish third in the Division B of the championship. Mumbai Hockey Association showed extraordinary potential in the game as they made an exceptional comeback in a game that was being dominated by Namdhari XI in the first half. The first goal of the match came through Namdhari XI’s Bhagat Singh Dhillon in the 22nd minute of the game, which got the spirits high for Namdhari XI till the half time. Mumbai Hockey Association ltd made a striking comeback in the game through Captain Victo Singh’s two field goals in the 40th and 49th minute and motivated his team with a 2-1 lead. A motivated Tyron Pereira of Mumbai Hockey Association ltd flicked in the final blow and helped defeating Namdhari XI.
Today’s Result
Final – Gangpur-Odisha 3 William Xalxo (1st min), Bikash Toppo (35th min) and Ashish Anmol Minz (52nd min) Vs. Hockey Maharashtra 2 Vishal Pillay (3rd min) and Vinit Kamble 29th min).
Hard line - Mumbai Hockey Association ltd. 3 Victo Singh (40th and 49th min) and Tyron Pereira (56th min) Vs. Namdhari XI 1 Bhagat Singh Dhillon (22nd min)
Hockey Odisha beats Karnataka in Div-A Hockey
Bhubaneswar: After suffering a loss in their first game against Uttar Pradesh 5 -2, Odisha registered their first win by defeating Karnataka by an impressive 3- 1 on board in the 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2014 (Division A) played at Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium in lucknow on Thursday.
Hockey Odisha clearly learned from their previous mistakes and played an inspiring game against Karnataka. Committing one error Hockey Odisha lost a chance to win by a clean 3-0 as Karnataka’s Biddappa B.S successfully cashed on to the opportunity of converting the penalty corner in the 24th minute of the game. On the other hand, Hockey Odisha’s Amon Mirash Tirkey, Deepak Kullu and Dispan Tirkey penetrated a goal each in the 12th, 56th and 60th minute of the match and led the team to a fantastic 3-1 win over Karnataka.
Results: Pool C- Hockey Odisha 3 Amon Mrash Tirkey (12th min), Deepak Kullu (56th min) and Dipsan Tirkey (60th min) bt Karnataka 1Biddappa B.S (24th min).