Haryana, Punjab, Jharkhand & MPHA enters semi-finals of the 3rd Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2013

New Delhi 29 April 2013:  Haryana, Punjab, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy entered the semi-finals of the 3rd Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2013 played at the Astroturf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi on Monday.

Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy registered an easy win over Delhi in the 6 -1 quarter-final match.

MPHA scored through R Ramngaihzuali (27 min), Diksha Tiwari (33min), Priyanka Wankhede (35, 54, 58 min) and an Own Goal (37 min). For Delhi, Manisha Verma (57 min) scored the only goal.

In the semi-finals to be played on Tuesday, Haryana takes on Jharkhand while MPHA will clash with Punjab.

Earlier, Haryana pulled off a fine 8-0 win against fancied Odisha in the first quarter-final match.

Haryana, for whom Jyoti Gupta (4), Nicky (1), Malkeet Kaur (1), Navpreet Kaur (1) and Navneet Kaur (1) scored, thus remains unbeatable in the 2013 championship.

In the other quarter-final match, Punjab edged past Tamil Nadu 9-1. For Punjab, Ruchi Batta (2), Baljeet Kaur (2), Navjeet Kaur (2), Sandeep Kaur (2) and Kuljeet Kaur (1) scored while Tamil Nadu’s only reply came from Parmeswari.

In the third quarter-final match of the day, Jharkhand beat Uttar Pradesh 7-1.

Goal scorers for Jharkhand were Rajni Soreng (1 min), Punam Madhuri Tete (10, 20 min), Swati Herenj (33 min), Anima Minz (56 min), Rukmani Dodray (62 min) and Nomita Xalxo (65 min) while Kavita Maurya (14 min) scored the only goal for Uttar Pradesh.

 The Results

Quarter-final 1 – Haryana 8 (Jyoti Gupta 2, 26, 41, 43, Nicky 9, Malkeet Kaur 28, Navpreet Kaur 32, Navneet Kaur 67) beat Odisha 0.

Quarter-final 2 – Punjab 9 (Ruchi Batta 14, 61, Baljeet Kaur 17, 31, Kuljeet Kaur 22, Navjeet Kaur 29, 39, Sandeep Kaur 44, 52) beat Tamil Nadu 1 (Parameswari 30)

Quarter-final 3 – Jharkhand 7 (Rajni Soreng 1, Punam Madhuri Tete 10, 20, Swati Herenj 33, Anima Minz 56, Rukmani Dodray 62, Nomita Xalxo 65) beat Uttar Pradesh 1 (Kavita Maurya 14)

Quarter-final 4 – MPHA 6 (R Ramngaihzuali 27, Diksha Tiwari 33, Priyanka Wankhede 35, 54, 58, Own Goal 37) beat Delhi 1 (Manisha Verma 57)

Fixture for Tuesday (30 April 2013)

Semi-final 1- Haryana vs Jharkhand (2:00pm)

Semi-final 2- Punjab vs MPHA (4:00pm)

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