New Delhi, 4 June 2013: Punjab registered their second consecutive win, as they defeated Mumbai Hockey Association 3-2 in their Pool A league match of the 3rd Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2013 played at Motilal Nehru School of Sports in Rai, Sonepat on Tuesday.
Punjab scored through Simranjeet Singh (30 min), Varun (65 min) and Lovepreet Singh (67 min) while Manpreet Singh (9 min) and Rajat Sharma (33min) were on target for Mumbai Hockey Association limited.
In the other match of Pool A, Jharkhand hammered Kerala 8-0.
In Pool C, Chhattisgarh defeated Mizoram 3-2 while Manipur routed Rajasthan 4-0 in Pool E.
In Pool G, Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy beat Uttarakhand 9-1. Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy scored through Mohd Nizamuddin (3, 4, 39 min), Abhay Yadav (7 min), Izhar Quershi (16 min), Arjun Sharma (41 min), Nikki Kaushal (44 min), Nilkanta Sharma (52 min) and Manish (69 min) while Aman Ali (70 min) scored for Uttarakhand.
Results
Pool A- Punjab 3 (Simranjeet Singh 30, Varun 65, Lovepreet Singh 67) beat Mumbai Hockey Association Limited 2 (Manpreet Singh 9, Rajat Sharma 33)
Jharkhand 8 (Budhram 4, Mangra Bengra 29, 37, Rahul 35, Sumanta 45, Marshall 45, Sanjay 57, Amit 68) beat Kerala 0.
Pool C- Chhattisgarh 3 (Ashish Kumar Sinha 9, Naveen Kumar Tirki 29, Vinay Rathore 57) beat Mizoram 2 (Ramdinluanga 37, Lalhmangaihzuala 44)
Pool E- Manipur 4 (Bronson Singh 8, 50, Mantosh Singh 61, Dayananda 68) beat Rajasthan 0
Pool G- Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy 9 (Mohd Nizamuddin 3, 4, 39, Abhay Yadav 7, Izhar Quershi 16, Arjun Sharma 41, Nikki Kaushal 44, Nilkanta Sharma 52, Manish 69) beat Uttarakhand 1 (Aman Ali 70)
Fixture for Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Pool C- Haryana vs Mizoram (0630hrs), Chhattisgarh vs Bengal (0800hrs)
Pool G- Bihar vs Uttarakhand (0930hrs), Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy vs Assam (1400hrs)
Pool B- Odisha vs Jammu & Kashmir (1530hrs)
Pool D- Delhi vs Arunachal Pradesh (1700hrs)
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