11th Hockey India Sub-Junior Women National C'ship:  Andhra Pradesh beat Hockey Bengal 5-0

hockey 200Simdega (Jharkhand): Hockey Andhra Pradesh, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu, Hockey Rajasthan and Hockey Maharashtra registered wins on day four of the 11th Hockey India Sub Junior Women National Championship 2021 here in Simdega today.

In Pool G, Hockey Andhra Pradesh beat Hockey Bengal 5-0 in the first match of the day. Captain Kusuma Chenna (17’, 27’) scored two goals. Lalita Kotari (54’), Jhansi Bobbili (58’) and Thokala (60’) scored late goals to give Hockey Andhra Pradesh a big win.

In Pool H, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu beat Hockey Jammu & Kashmir by a resounding 16-0 margin. Vairavi (10’, 17’, 23’, 33’, 39’) & Gobika M (4’, 30’, 34’, 42’, 55’) scored five goals each. S Hema (20’, 32’, 43’, 50’) scored four goals while S Preethi (32’) and V Kaviya (38’) bagged a goal apiece.

In Pool A, Hockey Rajasthan beat Hockey Uttarakhand 6-1. Both teams scored inside the first ten minutes but Hockey Rajasthan overpowered their opponents courtesy of Captain Chetna Das’s (4’, 20’, 21’, 33’) four-goal effort. Mahak Verma (15’) and Lichhama Bambu (31’) scored one goal each. Ankita Mishra (8’) scored for Hockey Uttarakhand.

In Pool B, Hockey Maharashtra secured a comfortable 4-0 win against Hockey Gujarat with Sukanya Dhaware (22’,43’) finding the net twice. Rutuja Waghmare (28’) and Sanjana Khetawat (45’) scored one goal each.

Pool matches between Delhi Hockey & Telangana Hockey, Hockey Karnataka & Hockey Mizoram and Hockey Himachal & Chhattisgarh Hockey were forfeited.