The Hindu: Hockey HIM reigns
Hockey HIM defeated Hockey Bhopal 6-1 to win the B-division of the seventh National sub-junior hockey tournament for women here on Friday.
Hockey HIM took the lead in the 13th minute through a field goal from Jyoti. From there on, it was Ankita Dahiya show all the way. Back-to-back goals in the 14th and 18th minute helped Hockey HIM go into half-time 3-0.
Ankita ’tricks
Ankita’s hat-trick in the 41st minute almost sealed the game for Hockey HIM. She added one more to make it 5-0. Jyoti then rounded it off with a goal in the dying moments.
For Hockey Bhopal, Priyanka Dogra scored a consolation goal.
The results:
B-division: Final: Hockey HIM 6 (Ankita Dahiya 4, Jyoti 2) bt Hockey Bhopal 1 (Priyanka Dogra). Third place play-off: Hockey Coorg 3 (Richika Thimmaiah, Padmavathy S. Madli, G.S. Kavya) bt Hockey Madhya Bharath 1 (Divya Soni).
A-division: Uttar Pradesh Hockey 3 (Yogita Bora 2, Mumtaz Khan) bt SAI 1 (Lalchenbi Chanu Khundrakpam); Hockey Jharkhand 6 (Beauty Dungdung 6) bt Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy 4 (Yogita Verma, Sadhana Sengar, Divya Yadav, Sneha Singh); Hockey Haryana 4 (Amandeep Kaur 2, Reet, Deepika) bt Hockey Gangpur Odisha 2 (Jiwan Kishor Toppo); Hockey Odisha 4 (Neha Lakra, Bimla Barwa, Komal, Soni) bt Hockey Punjab 0.