~ Hockey Madhya Pradesh edges previous Hockey Bengal 1-1(4-3 SO) ~
~ Indian Girls’s Hockey staff Ahead Deepika (5’, 14’) scores a brace to energy Hockey Haryana into Semi-Finals ~
~ Hockey Jharkhand overcomes Hockey Mizoram problem to qualify for Semis~
~ Hockey Maharashtra prevails over Manipur Hockey to enter the Semi-Finals ~
Pune, twentieth March: The 14th Hockey India Senior Girls Nationwide Championship on the Main Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium Pimpri, Pune witnessed Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Hockey Haryana, Hockey Jharkhand and Hockey Maharashtra successful their respective Quarter-Finals to inch one step nearer to the championship.
Hockey Madhya Pradesh edges previous Hockey Bengal:
The primary Quarter-Remaining noticed defending Champions Hockey Madhya Pradesh defeating Hockey Bengal 1-1 (4-3 SO). After a goal-less first quarter, Maxima Toppo (30’) transformed a penalty nook to place Hockey Bengal in entrance. Regardless of not with the ability to convert any of the ten penalty corners that Hockey Madhya Pradesh was awarded, they managed to equalize within the last minute of the third quarter as Aishwarya Chavan (45’) discovered the again of the online with a subject purpose, taking the sport into shootout with the rating studying 1-1 on the finish of regulation time after no targets had been scored within the last quarter.
The shootout had extra drama because it ended 3-3 with Aishwarya Chavan, Preeti Dubey and Captain Ishika Chaudhary scoring for Hockey Madhya Pradesh whereas Anisha Dungdung, Sanjna Horo and Sushmita Panna scored for Hockey Bengal. On reaching Sudden Demise, Aishwarya Chavan once more scored for the defending Champions whereas Yashika Bhadoriya made an important save for the staff as they sealed a spot within the Semi-Finals.
Hockey Haryana overpowers Hockey Affiliation of Odisha:
Hockey Haryana comfortably defeated Hockey Affiliation of Odisha 4-1 of their Quarter-Remaining. An early penalty nook conversion from Indian Girls’s Hockey Staff Ahead Deepika (5’, 14’) put Hockey Haryana within the lead. She returned to double the lead with a subject purpose in direction of the tip of the primary quarter. The second quarter didn’t produce any targets as Hockey Haryana led 2-0 on the finish of the primary half.
Hockey Haryana additional prolonged the result in 3-0 after a subject purpose from Indian Girls’s Hockey staff Midfielder Neha Goyal (39’). Neha Lakra (42’) scored for Hockey Affiliation of Odisha to cut back the purpose deficit to 2 and provides them some hope, however Indian Girls’s Hockey Staff Midfielder Navneet Kaur (54’) scored for Hockey Haryana within the last quarter to verify their place within the Semi-Finals.
Hockey Jharkhand overcomes Hockey Mizoram problem:
Hockey Jharkhand certified for the Semi-Finals after a nicely contested match the place they defeated Hockey Mizoram 2-1. After a quiet first quarter, Deepika Soreng (27’) scored a subject purpose to place Hockey Jharkhand within the lead in direction of the tip of the primary half. Indian Girls’s Hockey Staff Ahead Sangita Kumari (33’) scored early within the third quarter to double the lead for Hockey Jharkhand however her nationwide teammate Lalremsiami (35’), one other ahead for the Indian Girls’s Hockey Staff, put Hockey Mizoram on the scoreboard with a penalty nook conversion quickly after.
Regardless of Hockey Jharkhand having a one-goal lead, the match was hanging nicely within the steadiness going into the ultimate quarter. Hockey Jharkhand managed to carry onto their slender lead, maintaining three penalty corners and one penalty stroke out to win the sport 2-1 and make sure a spot within the Semis.
Hockey Maharashtra prevails over Manipur Hockey:
Hosts Hockey Maharashtra defeated Manipur Hockey 2-1 in a sport that noticed robust resilience from each the groups’ defenses. The primary two quarters went goal-less regardless of Hockey Maharashtra being awarded 5 penalty corners.
Priyanka Wankhede (32’, 45’) broke the impasse early within the third quarter with a subject purpose for Hockey Maharashtra however that wasn’t sufficient for them to be snug. She then returned to transform a penalty nook on the finish of the third quarter to double the lead. Manipur Hockey Captain Lily Chanu Mayengbam (60’) scored within the dying embers however it wasn’t sufficient to cease Hockey Maharashtra from qualifying for the Semi-Finals as they received the sport 2-1.
All of the matches can be live-streamed on FanCode.