Ritesh pandey

Hockey India Sub: Teams from Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Maharashtra and Karnataka registered wins in their respective matches on Day 4 of the 14th Hockey India Sub-Junior Men's National Championship at the Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Sports Complex, Sector 42, here on Thursday.

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey defeated Hockey Gujarat 11-2 in a Pool G fixture. Pawan Yadav (8’, 29’), Anuj Singh (25’, 58’), Ritesh Pandey (36’, 48’) and Shubham Rajbhar (39’, 47’) had lucrative outings with two goals each while Mithlesh Singh (20’), Jitin (26’), and Mayank Kumar Yadav (60’) scored a goal each for Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey. Meanwhile, Mahendra Bhatt (28’) and Tushal Sosa (56’) were the scorers for Hockey Gujarat.

In another Pool G clash, the Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu defeated Goans Hockey 9-2. Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu’s captain, Sundarajith M. (16’, 32’), and Sugumar M. (47’, 60’) were the top scorers of the game. However, Gowtham (17’), Athiban (41’), S. Lakshmanan Sri (44’), Kamalesh K. (49’), and Renjith (51’) found the back of the net too. Gourav C. Shetty (20’) and Rakesh Yadav (55’) scored consolation goals for Goans Hockey.