Mumbai (Maharashtra), 07 January 2019: The 2nd edition of the Khelo India Youth Games 2019 kick-started here at the Mumbai Hockey Association Stadium on Monday which saw Odisha, Chandigarh and Haryana register victories in the Under 17 Men’s category while Punjab and Uttar Pradesh won their respective matches in the Under 21 Men’s category.

 

In the Under-17 Men’s category, it was Odisha who prevailed over Uttar Pradesh with a scoreline of 3-1 in their Pool A match. Odisha ran away with the match as they scored three goals inside 43 minutes, with PrasantLakra (7′), SudeepMinz (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 DhairyashilJadhav (11′) and KaustubhBaradhiya (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′), RohitRohit (47′) and Raman (55′).

 

In the second Pool B match, it was Haryana who defeated Punjab 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 goal-scorers 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.

 

In the other Pool A match of the day, Uttar Pradesh put up a great display of attacking hockey to defeat Delhi 5-2. Goals for Uttar Pradesh were scored by Uttam Singh (12′, 41′), RishabSahu (15′, 53′) and captain Raj Kumar Pal (39′) while it was Sumit Kumar (34′) and Rohit (59′) who were the goal-scorers for Delhi.

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