Today, 27th ONGC Sub Junior Nehru Hockey Tournament saw its two semi-finals.
In the first one, Govt. Model Sr. Sec. School, Ladowali Road, Jalandhar beat St. Mary’s High School, Simdega (Jharkhand) 4-1. Jharkhand took lead in the 11th minute when Mangra Bhengra converted a Penalty Corner. Soon, Jalandhar skipper Mandeep Singh equalized it, and scored two goals in the match. Varun Kumar, who was later adjuged man of the match, and Lovepreet Singh scored a piece too, to take their team into the finals.
In the 2nd one, Spring Dales sr. sec. school, Amritsar beat Baba Gurmukh Singh Uttam Singh Sr. Sec. School, Khadoor Sahib 1-0. Amritsar captain Jagnoor Singh scored the only goal of the match to take on Jalandhar side in the finals. Amritsar goalkeeper, Dharminder Singh was declared man of the match for the excellent saves.
Tomorrow, a hard line match and the final will be played.