Hockey India 7th Senior National Hockey Championships 2017 (Men) ‘B’ Division kicked off in Lucknow today. The hugely anticipated tournament started with six matches on the opening day, Hockey Him and Petroleum Sports Promotion Board the two teams to stake their claim with huge victories today.
Hockey Him kicked off the tournament with a resounding 19-0 victory over Hockey Andaman & Nicobar in Pool B. Sunil Kumar Sonkar opened the scoring for Hockey Him in the 6th minute. From there on they completely dominated their opposition, scoring goals in every quarter to record a comfortable victory. Hat tricks were scored by, Rinku Antil (7’, 18’, 60’), Vijay (12’, 25’, 58’) and Jatin (42’, 43’, 55’) in the victory.
In Pool A, Hockey Maharashtra beat Telangana Hockey 5-1 to open their account. After a goal less first half, largely played in midfield, Sanjay Toppo opened the scoring for Hockey Maharashtra with a goal in the 33rd minute. Then, in a six minute onslaught, Hockey Maharashtra scored four quick goals, via Akshay Jadhav (41’, 47’), Aniket Gurav (43’) and Ajinkya Jadhav (44’) to give them an unassailable lead that eventually took them to victory. Telangana Hockey’s goal was scored by, Yogesh Karipa in the 52nd minute.
In Pool A’s second game, Petroleum Sports Promotion Board beat Major Port Sports Control Board 12-0. Tyron Pereira opened the scoring for Petroleum Sports Promotion Board in the 3rd minute. In a flurry of goals, and superb all round performances, Lalit Upadhyay stood out, scoring four goals (17’, 20’, 27’, 54’) to take his team to a commanding victory.
In Pool C’s opener, Central Industrial Security Force beat Hockey Uttarakhand 6-1. Nicky Rajak’s first half hat trick (2’, 12’, 27’) and a brace by Basant Bharadwaj (38’, 56’) were enough for Central Industrial Security Force as they took the three points.
Delhi Hockey take on Hockey Andhra Pradesh in Pool B, at 1630 hours IST.
Vidarbha Hockey Association take on Sports Authority of Gujarat – Hockey Academy in Pool C at 1630 hours IST.
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