Big win for Govt. MSSS, Jalandhar

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Government Model Senior Secondary School, Ladowali, Jalandhar, outplayed Government Senior Secondary School, Jarkhar, Ludhiana, 5-0 in the semifinals of the Nehru junior hockey tournament here on Sunday.

Mandeep Singh, Gaganpreet Singh, Harjeet Singh, Simranjeet Singh and skipper Varun Kumar scored the goals for the Jalandhar team, that will challenge Birsa Munda Vidyapitha, Rourkela, in the final on Monday.

The Rourkela team was equally ruthless in dismissing another team from Ludhiana, Sat Guru Partap Singh Academy, Sri Bhaini Sahib, 4-0. Samir Kujur put the Rourkela team ahead in the 14th minute and Suman Sachin Kindo consolidated the position with a penalty corner conversion early in the second half. Thereafter, Sudeep kerketta scored two goals in the span of 10 minutes to make it an emphatic victory for the former champion.