The Tribune: Haryana to face Western Railways in final

Western Railways edged out Punjab in a thrilling semifinal to set up the title clash with Haryana in the women’s section of the 33rd Surjit Memorial hockey tournament here today. Western Railways beat Punjab 4-3, while Haryana fought past North Central Railways (1-0).

In the men’s section, Railways entered the semifinals after securing a 3-3 draw with ONGC. In another match, Namdhari XI secured a crucial 1-1 draw against Indian Oil to secure a spot in the semis. Both the teams ended on four points but Namdhari XI went through on better goal difference. Indian Oil’s Gurjinder Singh converted a penalty corner to give his team the lead in the 33rd minute. Bhagat Singh got the crucial equaliser in the 46th minute.