Thrilling Wins Mark Day 7 of 14th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship in Chandigarh

Day 7 of the 14th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship witnessed Hockey Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Hockey, Hockey Bengal, and Kerala Hockey securing impressive victories. The matches took place at the Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Sports Complex, Sector 42, Chandigarh, setting the stage for exciting quarter-final matchups.

Day 7 of the 14th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship at the Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Sports Complex, Sector 42, Chandigarh, saw thrilling victories from Hockey Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Hockey, Hockey Bengal, and Kerala Hockey.

In a Pool A encounter, Hockey Andhra Pradesh narrowly defeated Hockey Uttarakhand 4-3. Goal scorers for Hockey Andhra Pradesh included Kalyan Ganja (12'), Devatha Yashwant (41'), Shaik Irfan (50'), and Poola Balaji (58'). Hockey Uttarakhand's goals came from Ayush Kalura (15'), Govind Singh (22'), and Vishal Kumar (48').

The Pool B match witnessed Chhattisgarh Hockey overpower Hockey Rajasthan with a 6-3 scoreline. Abhishek Yadav was instrumental with a hat-trick (7', 51', 52'), supported by Liyansh Sarthi (6'), Captain Aanand Kumar Suryavanshi (20'), and Lavi Manikpuri (43'). Hockey Rajasthan's efforts featured goals from Tanveer Singh (44',45') and Sachin Choudhary (31').

In a closely fought Pool C game, Hockey Bengal edged out Telangana Hockey 2-1. Aman Kumar Thakur's goal (14') and Captain Karan Shaw's strike (44') secured their win, while Sujeet Rajbhar (34') scored for Telangana.

The final match saw Kerala Hockey demolishing Assam Hockey 9-2. Ashin MA was the standout performer with four goals (19', 21', 24', 49'). Additional goals for Kerala came from Kolnati Ram (11', 16'), Ekka Jiwan (3'), Aditya Lakra (46'), and Nidhin T (52'). Assam's Saddique Ahmed (13') and Jensing Bey (38') scored their team's only goals.

Following the day's results, the quarter-final matchups are set. Uttar Pradesh Hockey will face Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Association of Odisha will go up against Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Hockey, Hockey Haryana will clash with Hockey Chandigarh, and Hockey Madhya Pradesh will battle Hockey Punjab.

(With inputs from agencies.)