Hockey Gangpur, Odisha win in Nat’l Jr Hockey
Bhubaneswar: Hockey Gangpur Odisha and Hockey Odisha defeated Steel Plant Sports Board and Hockey Himachal in the league round matches respectively in the 7th Junior National Hockey Championship 2017 (Men) ‘A’ Division at Aisbagh Stadium In Bhopal Madhya Pradesh on Saturday. In the Pool-A match, Hockey Odisha beat Steel Plant Sports Board 3-1. Despite a host of attacking chances, neither team broke the deadlock in the first half of the game. It took till the 53rd minute for the opener, scored by Amit Chirmako to give Hockey Odisha the lead. Within two minutes though Steel Plant Sports Board had equalised via Jay Prakash Patel. Hockey Odisha hit back with two more goals, first by Sudhir Kujur (56’) and then Suraj Minz (69’) to take the victory. Similarly in Pool-B match another Odisha team, Hockey Gangpur Odisha beat Hockey Himachal 15-1. Anand Ekka (21’, 29’, 39’, 65’) scored a hat trick and was assisted by Pratap lakra’s brace (9’, 50’) for Hockey Gangpur Odisha in the game. Hockey Himachal’s goal was scored by Jaswinder Singh in the 66th minute.