Bhopal girls blank Gujarat
Bhopal defeated Gujarat 2- 0 in a league match of the 4th Hockey India sub- junior girls’ national championship in Haldwani on Friday.
In the well- contested first half, Bhopal took the lead through Rafiya Faroque in the 35th minute.
Bhopal returned with the same defensive attitude in the second half, restricting the opponents before Saraswati
In another Pool A match, Himachal Pradesh thrashed Tripura 20- 0 to register second win
Khanal doubled the score in the 69th minute.
In another Pool A match, Himachal Pradesh thrashed Tripura 20- 0 to register their second win in the tournament.
Captain Kanishka Rai opened the scoring in the 4th minute and went on to post a double hat- trick ( 33, 43, 49, 54, 61 minutes).
Shanaj ( 16, 25, 40, 50, 59 min) and Madhu ( 21, 23, 44, 52, 60 min) added to the scoreline.
Kusum ( 29 min), Nisha ( 45, 53 min) and Sapna ( 65) were the other scorers.
In Pool B, Sports Authority of India overcame Mumbai Hockey Association 6- 0. Anjali Gautam pumped in goals in the 16th and 20th minutes to give SAI a strong start.
In second half, making full use of their penalty corners, three goals were stroked in in the 39th, 42nd and 48th minutes by Mudita and Lakshmi Devi respectively. Rajni completed the rout.