Jhansi, 3rd July: Day 3 of the 2nd Hockey India Junior Women and Men North Zone Championship 2024 unfolded as Hockey Uttarakhand and Hockey Haryana won their respective matches in the women’s category while Delhi Hockey emerged victorious in the men’s category, in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.
Hockey Uttarakhand outshines Hockey Jammu & Kashmir
In the first women’s fixture of the day, Hockey Uttarakhand defeated Hockey Jammu & Kashmir 25-0. Aarti (22’, 43’, 48’, 49’, 53’, 56’) Neelam (4’, 22’, 44’, 52’, 59’) and Aarti were the standout performers of the game, scoring six and five goals respectively. Ankita Mishra (7’, 36’, 39’. 47’), Raeen Kehkasha Ali (5’, 29’, 37’), and Saloni Pilkhwal (33’, 41’, 56’) also bagged hat-tricks, while Vansi (9’), Jyoti Mahara (41’), Babita Yadav (45’) Kavita (55’) scored a goal each.
Hockey Haryana defeats Delhi Hockey
In the second women’s encounter of the day, Hockey Haryana defeated Delhi Hockey 4-1. Ritika (9’, 23’) gave Haryana the lead and doubled her tally soon after. Pooja Malik (27’) and Sejal (35’) chipped in with a goal each as well. Captain Anshika (36’) was the only goal scorer for Delhi.
Delhi Hockey secures commanding win against Hockey Himachal
In the first Men’s encounter, Delhi Hockey defeated Hockey Himachal 9-0. After an early green card, Bhanu (14’, 17’, 38’, 56’, 58’) led Delhi’s attack with five goals while he was supported by the efforts of Mohd Amir Chaudhary’s (26’, 32’) and goals from Rishu (10’) and Afridi (34’)
Later in the day, Hockey Haryana takes on Uttar Pradesh Hockey in the second Men’s encounter.
Hockey Chandigarh triumphs over Hockey Jammu & Kashmir
In a late evening encounter yesterday, Hockey Chandigarh recorded a 13-1 victory against Hockey Jammu & Kashmir. Misbah Khan (8’, 28’, 30’, 49’) was the leading goal scorer for Hockey Chandigarh with four goals and Rishav (25’, 49’, 55’) scored a hattrick. Amongst the other scorers were Pankaj Sharma (3’, 24’), Sukhmanpreet Singh (16’), Prince Singh (33’), Gurjeet Singh (41’), and Sukhpreet Singh (43’). Hockey Jammu & Kashmir’s sole goal was scored by Gurpreet Singh (19’).
