Tarn Taran, Mohali winners
Kusum Arora
The Tarn Taran eves thrashed Bathinda 3-0 while Mohali boys defeated Kapurthala 2-0 on the second day of the hockey tournament at the Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh Punjab Games being held at the Olympian Surjit Singh Stadium here.
The Tarn Taran girls mounted pressure on Bathinda from the start and scored off a penalty-corner in 14thminute through Sandeep Kaur. In the 18th minute, Ramandeep Kaur netted a field goal. Till the lemon break the winners were leading 2-0.
While the initial minutes of the second half remained goal less, in the 57th minute, Karandeep Kaur scored a field goal steering the score to 3-0.
In the men’s section, Mohali tried to pick the game right from the word go but lost some golden chances. For Mohali, D.P. Singh scored a field goal in the 34thminute. Till half-time the score was 1-0.
The second half saw a goal from the stick of Rupinder Pal Singh in the 49th minute. In other matches in the men’s category, Amritsar beat Bathinda 7-0, Patiala defeat Moga 4-0 and Ropar trounced Mansa 6-0.
The second women’s match between Jalandhar and Patiala had to be stopped owing to rain, which started this afternoon. The match started at 4.30 p.m. Though initially the girls kept playing in light drizzle, sudden rain brought the match to a halt.