ONGC gets past C. Railway
GURGAON: Two goals by Deepak Lakra proved inadequate as Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) XI recorded a 3-2 victory over Central Railway in the preliminary phase of the Jindal Steel 45th Nehru hockey tournament at the Nehru Stadium here on Monday.
Amit Bhardwaj, K. H. Jayanta Metei and Bikas Toppo scored for ONGC.
In another match, Western Railway defeated Indian Universities XI 2-1 after the teams were locked goalless at halftime. Jagsheer Singh put the Universities ahead while Kuldeep Singh and Hardeep Singh swung the match around for the Railway team.
South Central Railway was the other team that emerged triumphant, with a 5-0 victory over Indian Navy. Prabhakar Singh (2), Amit Shrivas, Mayur Subbaiah and N. Ramesh scored the goals.