~Hockey Haryana defeated hosts Hockey Maharashtra 1-1 (3-0 SO) to clinch Gold~
~Hockey Jharkhand defeated Hockey Madhya Pradesh 2-0 to complete in third place~
Pune, twenty third March: Hockey Haryana defeated hosts Hockey Maharashtra 1-0 (3-0 SO) in a nail-biting Remaining to win the 14th Hockey India Senior Ladies Nationwide Championship on the Main Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium Pimpri, Pune. Whereas Deepika (26’) scored for Hockey Haryana in regulation time, Navneet Kaur, Usha and Sonika scored within the shootout and their Captain Savita made three successive saves to take them to glory.
Hockey Haryana utilized stress on their opponents proper off the blocks, conserving the ball in Hockey Maharashtra’s half for a significant a part of the primary quarter. Whereas Hockey Haryana made just a few circle penetrations, no objectives had been scored as the primary quarter ended with the rating 0-0.
The second quarter began in comparable trend and Hockey Haryana was awarded a penalty stroke a bit of over 5 minutes into the quarter. Rajani Etimarpu, the goalkeeper for the hosts, stored the ball out, a lot to the delight of the followers on the stadium. Their happiness was short-lived as main goal-scorer of the event Deepika (26’) transformed a penalty nook to place Hockey Haryana within the lead.
A chance offered itself to Hockey Haryana to double their lead, however a gritty Hockey Maharashtra defence stored the ball from discovering the again of the online. Each groups got here near scoring however neither succeeded because the third quarter ended with Hockey Haryana main 1-0.
With a bit of over six minutes left within the recreation, Hockey Maharashtra discovered their elusive equalizer with a penalty nook conversion from Akshata Abaso Dhekale (54’), bringing much more pleasure into the sport. Hockey Haryana was awarded a penalty nook with beneath two minutes left, however failed to attain as the sport went right into a penalty shoot-out with the rating studying 1-1.
Navneet Kaur, Usha and Sonika scored for Hockey Haryana within the shootout whereas Indian Ladies’s Hockey Group and Hockey Haryana’s Captain and goalkeeper Savita made three successive saves as Hockey Haryana clinched the Gold on the 14th Hockey India Senior Ladies Nationwide Championship.
Hockey Jharkhand finishes in third place with win over Hockey Madhya Pradesh:
In a late afternoon conflict, Hockey Jharkhand defeated Hockey Madhya Pradesh 2-0 to make sure they’d end the event at third place for the third 12 months in a row. Whereas each groups have displayed their objective scoring prowess all through the competitors, the following encounter was a low scoring thriller.
Sangita Kumari (3’) broke the impasse as early because the third minute to offer Hockey Jharkhand the lead. Regardless of numerous measures, Hockey Madhya Pradesh was unable to seek out the equaliser. Late within the fourth quarter Ropni Kumar (59’) efficiently transformed a penalty nook to double the lead and seal the victory for Hockey Jharkhand.
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