Cairn Junior Hockey Cup 2015 enters day three

New Delhi, January 17, 2015: The inaugural Cairn Junior Hockey Cup 2015, being played at the Shivaji Stadium in the city entered day three today. In a junior (Under-17) match GCSBV, Shapurjat played an exciting tie against Army Public School (APS), Daula Kuan. GCSBV took an early lead through a Vicky Kumar goal in the 3rd minute, however APS came back quickly to level the score with a goal from Lovleen. After an intense battle both the sides settled for a 3-3 draw. Lovleen scored two goals and Akash scored one goal for APS, meanwhile Vicky Kumar, Ritik and Prince scored a goal apiece for GCSBV.

The other match in the junior category was played between SVB Janakpuri and Delhi Police Public School, where SVB won a comprehensive victory with a 4-0 scoreline. SVB took the lead in the 8th minute through a goal from Ashish. Rahu Sharma double the lead for SVB in the 20th minute and scored another goal in the 46th minute. Aman was the other scored for the victors.

The last game in the junior’s category ended in a goalless draw between Anglo-Arabic SSS, Ajmeri Gate and GBSSS, Mahrauli. Both the teams created several chances but failed to capitalize.

In a sub junior (Under 14) match Yogi Arvind SBV, Ambedkar Nagar produced a clinical performance to beat Manavasthali, Manasarovar Garden 3-0. Yogi Arvind SBV took the lead in the 6th minute and added another two in the 45th and 48th minute. Harsh K Tandon, Sanjay Soni and Abhay Kumar scored one goal each for the victors.

In another sub junior match GBSSS, Saket G thrashed GBSSS, Dilshad Garden 7-0. The boys from Saket came up with a dominating performance, with Satyava scoring a fine hat-trick. Abhinav scored a couple and Jayant and Ritik scored a goal each for the winning side.

Schedule Day 4 – January 18

Junior category (Under 17)

Sub Junior Category (Under 14)