National hockey championship: Bhopal thrashes Tripura, 25-0

The Bhopal boys’ team and Jharkhand girls’ team on Wednesday went on a goal-scoring spree in their respective matches at the 35th Junior (under-20) National Hockey Championship, being organised by the Pune District Hockey Association (PDHA) under the auspices of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF).

Bhopal had crushed a hapless Tripura 25-0 in Pool ‘H’ match played at the Major Dhyanchand ground, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Nehrunagar, on Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, girls from Jharkhand dictated terms as they romped to 22-0 win against Tripura.

Bhopal, who had beaten West Bengal 6-0 on Tuesday and will play against Baroda in the final pool match on Thursday, mostly will get a berth in the pre-quarter-finals. The players responsible for Bhopal’s huge win were Mohd Sahir who and Azam Beg, who scored an incredible five goals each.

Also contributing to the win was Asif Siqdique who netted thrice, while Shakier Hussien , Aftab Khan, Amir Rehman, Aamir Anwar and Mohd Razique scored two goals each and the remaining two were contributed by Mohsin Hasan and Akbar Iqbal respectively.