Hockey India Junior Men's National Championship 2023: Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu register wins

ROURKELA: Hockey Jharkhand and Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu registered wins in their respective pool matches on Day 4 of the 13th Hockey India Junior Men's National Championship 2023 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, here on Thursday.

In the first match of the day, Hockey Jharkhand defeated Le Puducherry Hockey 11-0 in Pool F. Abhishek Tigga (3', 17', 19', 32') scored four goals to help his team take a commanding lead over Le Puducherry Hockey. Shet Topno (26', 50') added two goals for Hockey Jharkhand. Deepak Soreng (5'), David Dhanwar (10'), Sukhnath Guria (28'), Jaymasih Tuti (39'), and Atish Dodrai (60') also scored one goal each to secure the victory.

Hockey Jharkhand registered their second consecutive win in the tournament whereas Le Puducherry Hockey is yet to make a mark in the tournament.

In Pool F, the Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu defeated Goans Hockey 9-0 in the second match of the day. Anand Y (2', 20', 36', 40', 48', 58') scored six goals for the Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu at regular intervals throughout the game. Captain Anantharaj (6'), Aravind N (42'), and Manisankar T (59') each scored one goal to help their team record yet another victory in the tournament.

Earlier on Wednesday, Hockey Haryana defeated Hockey Himachal 5-2 in Pool C. Captain Rohit (9', 12', 27') scored a hat-trick for Hockey Haryana. Sukhvinder (30') and Roshan (37') also scored one goal each to help their side record a hard-fought win against Hockey Himachal. In reply, Anmol Rana (18') and Satwinder Singh (49') scored two goals for Hockey Himachal.

In the other match, Manipur Hockey defeated Hockey Jammu & Kashmir 16-1 in Pool D. IANS

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