~Star-studded Hockey Haryana to play final yr’s Bronze medalists Hockey Jharkhand of their Semi Last~
~Defending Champions Hockey Madhya Pradesh will face hosts Hockey Maharashtra of their Semi-Last~
Pune, twenty first March: After the 14th Hockey India Senior Ladies Nationwide Championship witnessed Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Hockey Haryana, Hockey Jharkhand and Hockey Maharashtra successful their respective Quarter-Finals on the Main Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium Pimpri, Pune on Wednesday, the main focus shifts to the Semi-Finals which guarantees enthralling hockey. Hockey Haryana will face Hockey Jharkhand whereas Hockey Madhya Pradesh will tackle Hockey Maharashtra within the Semi-Finals. Each video games are scheduled to happen on twenty second March.
Hockey Haryana, probably the most dominant facet within the match to this point and consisting of 11 worldwide gamers, reached the Quarter-Finals by defeating Hockey Affiliation of Odisha 4-1 within the Quarter-Finals. Haryana progressed to the knockout spherical after defeating Assam Hockey 15-0 and Le Puducherry Hockey 22-0 to prime Pool D.
“We received fairly comfortably within the group stage however we faltered a bit bit within the Quarter-Finals towards the Hockey Affiliation of Odisha. I feel if we will do higher defensively and never give away too many penalty corners the best way we did within the quarters, we must always have a great Semi-Last. Hockey Jharkhand is an excellent crew but when we execute our plans and convert the scoring alternatives we get, I’m certain we are going to do nicely,” Hockey Haryana Coach Azad Singh Malik mentioned forward of their Semi-Last conflict towards Hockey Jharkhand. It have to be talked about that Hockey Haryana misplaced 1-2 to Hockey Jharkhand within the third/4th place playoff within the earlier version of the match.
Hockey Jharkhand posted a commanding win over Hockey Andhra Pradesh 13-0 earlier than drawing with Uttar Pradesh Hockey 2-2 to prime Pool C on the premise of a better objective distinction than Uttar Pradesh Hockey. They then went on to defeat Hockey Mizoram 2-1 in a carefully contested Quarter-Last to arrange a Semi-Last conflict with Hockey Haryana. Hockey Jharkhand Coach Sumrai Tete spoke in regards to the crew’s efficiency and the way they had been going to strategy the Semi-Finals. She mentioned, “The Quarter-Last was an excellent sport. We have now performed a few tight video games on this match and it has helped us study to cope with stress. Hockey Haryana is a top-quality crew stuffed with worldwide gamers, however we’ve just a few of them too and are definitely second to none on skill. We beat them final yr and can look to repeat the efficiency this yr.”
The reigning Champions, Hockey Madhya Pradesh, secured a spot within the Semi-Finals following a gripping 1-1 (4-3 SO) victory towards Hockey Bengal within the Quarter-Finals. Previous to this, they emerged as leaders of Pool A by defeating Chhattisgarh Hockey with a rating of 8-0 and triumphing over Hockey Bihar with a 7-1 victory.
Talking forward of the Semi-Finals towards Hockey Maharashtra, a facet they defeated 5-1 in final yr’s Hockey India Senior Ladies Nationwide Championship to win the trophy, coach Paramjit Singh mentioned, “We performed the Quarter-Last after a break of six days and had been a bit rusty. We didn’t convert the a number of possibilities we received and that’s why the sport was such a detailed one. I feel if we do higher in that side we may be in additional management of the sport. It’s great to be within the Semi-Finals once more and the gamers will likely be very pleased with the chance. We are going to go all out and look to cement a spot within the Last.”
Hosts Hockey Maharashtra beat Delhi Hockey 3-0 and Kerala Hockey 10-0 to prime Pool B and arrange a conflict with Manipur Hockey within the Quarter-Finals. They beat Manipur Hockey 2-1 to qualify for the Semi-Finals. They are going to subsequent tackle Hockey Madhya Pradesh, a crew they misplaced towards within the Last in final yr’s version of the match, within the Semi-Finals.
Hockey Maharashtra Coach Sagar Bharat Thakur spoke in regards to the crew’s efficiency within the match to this point. He mentioned, “We had a great outing within the league stage. Though the scoreline of the Quarter-Last says 2-1, I imagine we had been nicely in management for many a part of the sport. We relaxed a bit in direction of the top however that received’t occur once more.” He was additionally assured of the crew placing up a greater present towards the defending Champions Hockey Madhya Pradesh. “We had a really younger crew final yr however now they’ve all performed a major quantity of hockey at good ranges. They’ve grown in maturity and we’re sure we’ll put up an excellent present within the Semi-Finals,” he mentioned.
Hockey Jharkhand will face Hockey Haryana within the Semis at 1800hrs IST whereas Hockey Madhya Pradesh will play Hockey Maharashtra within the different Semi-Last at 2000hrs IST, each on twenty second March.
All of the matches will likely be live-streamed on FanCode.