A penalty corner goal by Karuppiah helped Central Excise, Chennai to down South Zone Police, Madurai 1-0 to move into the quarterfinals of the Rajamani- Kanagamani Ammal State level Hockey tournament, conducted by Reserve Line sports Club here on Wednesday .
The match winner came in the 23rd minute.
MoM: Alan (Central Excise) Leading by two goals at half time, G.K Motors Hockey Club, Madurai beat Sports Authority of India, Chennai 3-2 to enter the quarter finals. A P Vinoth scored in the 18th and 45th minutes, converting the second off a pass from A G Kannan. Ravi consolidated the lead in the 29th through a field goal. For SAI, Vinoth Kumar (47th min) and Sathiyarajan (65th min) reduced the margin.
MoM: Raveendran (GK Motors) Indian Overseas Bank, Chennai also entered the quarterfinals defeating Income Tax, Chennai 2-0. Gopinath scored in 13th min and Arun Kumar completed the tally in the 31st minute. MoM: M Rajini (IOB) Another Chennai outfit, State Bank of India, Chennai beat Ever Great H.C, Vadipatti by a lone goal to enter the last eight. Nipul raj netted in the 7th min of a penalty corner rebound. MoM: Nipulraj (SBI).
Quarterfinal line-up ICF, Chennai vs GK Motors HC, Madurai Indian Bank vs Central Excise Southern Railway, Chennai vs SBI, Chennai AG Friends HC Chennai vs IOB, Chennai.