Hockey Maharashtra wipe out Bengal Hockey Association 9-0 on the Day-2 of the 4th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship (Division A)

• Uttar Pradesh Hockey and Hockey Jharkhand plays a draw 2-2
• Sports Authority Of India defeat Rajasthan 10-0
• Haryana zip ahead of Hcokey Unit of Tamil Nadu 14-0

 Mysore 16 March 2014: Day-2 of Division A of the 4th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship played at Mysore saw a mix of exciting clashes and great comebacks. In Pool C, Hockey Maharashtra registered its second consecutive win in the championship by defeating Bengal Hockey Association with an astonishing 9-0.

Bengal Hockey Association failed to impress on Day-2 as well. After yesterday's defeat by Jharkhand with 19-0, Hockey Maharashtra blows another dent on Bengal Hockey Association. The match today, witnessed Hockey Maharashtra in an inevitable form as they kept the dominance in the match throughout, for themselves. Captain Aishwarya Chavan of Hockey Maharashtra took it upon herself to motivate the team by stroking the first two goals in the 7th and the 26th minute for the team. The next two goals for the team in the first half came from Alakananda Bagade and Pooja Bhoyar in the 34th and 35th minute taking Hockey Maharashtra's score to a dominating 4-0 till the half time. The game saw another five goals in favour of Hockey Maharashtra in the second half, out of which one goal each again  came from Alakananda Bagade in the 37th minute and Pooja Bhoyar in the 64th minute. Repeated efforts from Bengal Hockey Association to stop Hockey Maharashtra, went in vain and lost the game by 9-0.

In another match of Pool C, both Uttar Pradesh Hockey and Hockey Jharkhand put up a stunning show and displayed fantastic skills and technique. The first half of the game saw both the teams playing a defensive game and restricted each other from opening their accounts, hence keeping  the score leveled at 0-0 till the half time. The second half of the match took a different route when Uttar Pradesh Hockey's Chand Khan went out in full swing penetrated two goals, one after the other in the 42nd and 59th minute of the game. Hockey Jharkhand's Ranjeeta Minz and Kanti Pradhan returned the favour as they helped in leveling the score at 2-2 in the 62nd and 66th minute of the game, respectively. With a surprising performance from both the teams, the game concluded at 2-2 draw.

In the third match of the day, Sports Authority of India (SAI) trounced Hockey Rajasthan by a classic 10 goals to 0. Manisha who became the highlight of the match by scoring a hat-trick for SAI helped the team to extend lead. From the initial minutes of the game it seemed to be a one sided game as SAI team pounded the goals consistently. SAI team players who were on a control ride against Rajasthan players merely allowed the opponents to enter the Danger zone of SAI.

In another match played between Haryana and Hockey Unit Of Tamil Nadu of Pool A, Haryana left no stones unturned to steal the match away from their opponents and bagged the match with a magnificent 14-0. Haryana conveyed the message from the beginning of the match itself, as they took the lead ahead of Hokey Unit Of Tamil Nadu by 9-0 till the half time. Where Haryana's Reet became the top scorer of the match with four goals in her kitty, Jyoti Gupta and Pooja Rani pocketed 3 goals each.

Today’s Result

• Pool C- Hockey Maharshtra 9  Aishwarya Chavan (7th and 26th min), Alakananda Bagade (34th and 37th min), Pooja Bhoyar (3th and 64th min), Sneha Lagali (41st min), Pratiksha Harne (57th min) and Puja Shinde (66th min) vs  Bengal Hockey Association 0
• Pool C- Uttar Pradesh 2 Chand Khan (42nd and 59th min) vs Hockey Jharkhand 2 Ranjeeta Minz (62nd min) and Kanti Pradhan (66th min).
• Pool A- Sports Authority Of India 10 Sonal Minj (13 min), Lakshmi Devi (15 min), Mamta (19, 61 and 63 min), Manisha (38, 39, 44 and 55 min) and Sangeeta Rose Kullu (26 min) vs Rajasthan 0.
• Pool A- Hockey Haryana 14 Reet (10, 13, 25 and 46 min), Pooja Rani (34, 55 and 67 min), Jyoti gupta (8, 29 and 66 min), Neha Goyal (3 min), Hardeep Kaur (5 min), Nicky (26 min) and Narinder Kaur (61 min) vs Hockey Unit Of Tamil Nadu 0

 Tomorrow’s line-up – 17/3/2014

• 0700 HRS (POOL C) HOCKEY JHARKHAND V/s HOCKEY MAHARASHTRA
• 0830 HRS (POOL C) BENGAL HOCKEY ASSOCIATION V/s UTTAR PRADESH HOCKEY 
• 1430 HRS (POOL A) HOCKEY HARYANA  V/s  HOCKEY RAJASTHAN       
• 1600 HRS (POOL A) SPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA V/s HOCKEY UNIT OF TAMIL NADU