- Hockey Punjab beat Hockey Mizoram 18-0
- Delhi Hockey beat Assam Hockey 16-1
Rourkela, Odisha: Hockey Bihar thrashed Hockey Bengal 7-1 in the 13th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2023 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela. In the first match of Group H, Bihar captain Ravi played brilliantly. He was adjudged player of the match award.
Bihar were leading 2-0 in the first half time. In the second half, Bihar scored five goals. Ravi scored the first goal of the match was a field goal in the fifth minute. The second goal was scored by Danish in the 8th minute through a field goal. The third goal was scored by Anish Lakra in the 34th minute through a field goal.
The fourth goal was scored by Bimal Barjo in the fifth minute. The fifth goal was scored by Sachin Dung Dung in the 55th minute. Bhavuk scored the sixth goal.The seventh goal was scored by Sachin Dung Dung. For Hockey Bengal, the only goal was scored by Shantanu in a penalty corner.
Hockey Bihar will play Hockey Telangana on June 15.
Earlier, Hockey Punjab and Delhi Hockey won their respective games on Tuesday.
Hockey Punjab defeated Hockey Mizoram 18-0 in the first match of the day. Dilraj Singh (5′, 9′, 23′, 34′, 47′, 59′) was Hockey Punjab’s standout performer, scoring six goals. Manmeet Singh (11′, 20′) also scored twice to help his team keep the lead over their opponents. Arshdeep Singh (2′), Harpreet Singh (15′), Ravneet Singh (17′), Rajinder Singh (25′), Captain Jaswinder Singh (32′), Gurpreet Singh (38′), Yudhveer Mall (38′), Sanjay Kumar (43′), Arshdeep Singh (45′), and Ujwal Singh (48′) each scored one goal to help their team win.
In the second match, Delhi Hockey defeated Assam Hockey 16-1. Pardeep (20′, 46′, 50′) and Yogember Rawat (29′, 35′, 40′) scored a hat-trick each for Delhi Hockey while Nitin (8′, 47′), Pankaj (14′, 21′), Nitesh (19′, 23′) scored a couple of goals each to help maintain the lead. Rahul (27′), Rahul (37′), Vikas Upadhyay (38′) and Aman Sharma (42′) also scored one goal each to take the game away from Assam Hockey. In reply, Rinku Barman (12′) scored a consolation goal for Assam Hockey.
Also on Monday, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Hockey played out a 4-4 draw against Hockey Rajasthan. Nagendra Kumar (53′, 58′) scored a brace, while Pramod Pal (24′) and Piyush Singh (38′) scored one goal each for Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey. In reply, Captain Jitendra Singh Shekhawat (23′), Anurag Suthar (43′), Prateek Parashar (47′) and Rahul Choudhary (52′) scored one goal each for Hockey Rajasthan to tie the game against their opponents.
On Monday, the Hockey Association of Odisha defeated Hockey Gujarat 18-0. Arbin Toppo (4′, 28′, 33′, 50′) was the Hockey Association of Odisha’s top goal scorer, scoring four goals during the match. Akash Soreng (11′, 46′, 56′) scored a hat-trick whereas Deepak Minz (27′, 52′) and Captain Rosan Kujur (36′, 36′) scored a brace for their side. Asit Lakra (22′), Adrohit Ekka (31′), Paulus Lakra (47′), Pratap Toppo (49′), Sanjit Tirkey (59′), Ritik Kujur (59′) and Silheiba Lisham (60′) scored one goal each to take the game away from Hockey Gujarat.
