Kapurthala beat Muktsar in women’s hockey

Kapurthala girls routed Muktsar (5-0) on the first day of women’s hockey league tournament held here on Saturday.The tournament has been organised by Patiala District Women Hockey Association wherein teams from Patiala, Kapurthala, Muktsar and Bathinda participated.

First match between Patiala and Bathinda remained a draw (1-1). Kulwinder of Bathinda scored first gold in 12th minute of first half. Sarabjit Kaur of Patiala leveled the score (1-1) by hitting the ball in net in second half.

Second match was played between Kapurthala and Muktsar wherein Muktsar girls failed to open their account and was defeated by 5-0.

While Amandeep Kaur and Vartika scored two goals each for Kapurthala team, Anuradha Devi contributed with one goal to win the match.