Mixed day for UP in hockey

In the under-17 men’s category, it was Odisha who prevailed over Uttar Pradesh in their Pool A match.

Odisha ran away with the match as they scored three goals inside 43 minutes, with Prasant Lakra (7’), Sudeep Minz (39’) and Deepak Ekka (43’) getting their names on the score-sheet. Ajay Yadav (55’) scored the only goal for Uttar Pradesh.

In the other Pool A match of the day, Delhi and Maharashtra played out a 2-2 draw as the former cancelled out Maharashtra’s lead twice to split the points. Goals for Maharashtra were scored by skipper Dhairyashil Jadhav (11’) and Kaustubh Baradhiya (19’) while Prashant (18’, 45’) scored a brace for Delhi.

Pool B’s opening encounter saw Chandigarh beat Jharkhand 3-0 to win the three points. Goals for Chandigarh were scored by Surinder (6’), Rohit (47’) and Raman (55’).

In the second Pool B match, it was Haryana who defeated Punjab

UTTAM SINGH (12’, 41’), RISHAB SAHU (15’, 53’) AND CAPTAIN RAJ KUMAR PAL (39’) SCORED FOR UTTAR PRADESH, WHEREAS IT WAS SUMIT KUMAR (34’) AND ROHIT (59’) WHO SCORED FOR DELHI IN UNDER-21 MATCH

by a scoreline of 2-0 as the goals came in the last two quarters. Sahil Sharma (45’) and skipper Ankit Malik (48’) were the goalscorers for Haryana.

In the under-21 Men’s category, Punjab started their campaign with a 5-1 victory over Chandigarh in their Pool A match. Goals for Punjab were scored by Parampreet Singh (4’, 24’), Harmanjit Singh (39’, 55’) and Gursahibjit Singh (25’) while Maninder Singh (9’) scored the only goal for Chandigarh.