Raipur (Chhattisgarh), 17 May 2019: The seventh day of the 9th Hockey India Sub-Junior Men National Championship 2019 (A Division) saw two Pool D matches being played out which were won by Hockey Gangpur-Odisha and Sports Authority of India respectively.
In the first Pool D match of the day, Hockey Gangpur-Odisha defeated Hockey Rajasthan 4-2. Goals for Hockey Gangpur-Odisha were scored by Rabi Bara (9′), Captain Ranjit Lakra (30′), Roshanjeet Minz (36′) and Sumit Barla (48′), while Sandeep Yadav (13′) and Pradeep Singh Nathawat (46′) scored in vain for Hockey Rajasthan.
In the other Pool D match, Sports Authority of India registered a thumping 9-0 win over Manipur Hockey. Sports Authority of India’s goals came through Arun Sahani (6′, 28′, 41′), Md Zaid Khan (7′, 15′, 59′), Deepak Minz (3′, 26′) and Suresh Mahato (35′).
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