West Bengal Accountant General will meet Karnataka in the final of the Inter Zonal Indian Audit and Accounts Department Hockey Tournament at Kalinga Stadium Hockey complex here on Sunday.
In the semifinal on Saturday, West Bengal defeated Rajasthan 3-1. WB got the early lead in the eighth minute through a goal by Chandan Singh. But Sunil Kumar of Rajasthan scored the equalizer in the 29th minute.
After the change of sides, WB demonstrated attacking game with Gurpreet Singh and Sundar Singh scoring a goal each in the 46th and 69th minutes respectively.
In another semifinal match, a hattrick goal haul by Md Nasirudin powered Karnataka to edge out Allahabad 5-1.
DS Darshan of Karnataka drew first blood in the 8th minute, his teammate KD Kulsalap scored a goal in the 28th minute, then Nasirudin dominated the show and netted three goal in the 13th,46th and 63rd minutes and took away the match from Allahabad. Imran Khan scored the solitary goal for Allahabad in the 33rd minute.
Semifinal Results: West Bengal (Chandan Singh 8th, Gurpreet Singh 46th, Sundar Singh 69th) beat Rajasthan (Sunil Kumar 29th) 3-1.
Karnataka (DS Darshan 8th ,KD Kushalap 28th, Md Nasirudin 13th,46th,63rd ) bt Allahabad (Imran Khan 33rd) 5-1.