~Hockey Haryana, Hockey Punjab and Uttar Pradesh Hockey Punjab won in the Women’s category~
~Hockey Punjab won in the Men’s category~
Uttar Pradesh, 15th July 2024: The opening day of the 2nd Hockey India Sub Junior Men & Women North Zone Championship 2024 saw Hockey Haryana, Hockey Punjab and Uttar Pradesh Hockey securing victories in the Women’s category, while Hockey Punjab secured their win in the Men’s category at Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.
Hockey Haryana took on Hockey Chandigarh in the first match of the day and won 4-0 in the Women’s category. The goal scorers for Hockey Haryana were Saroha Nancy (14’, 27’, 60’) and Radhika (25’).
The second match ended with Hockey Punjab beating Hockey Himachal by 4-2 in the Women’s category. For Hockey Punjab, Sukhmanpreet Kaur (7’, 45’), Taranveer Kaur (55’) and Harpreet Kaur (5’) were on target, while for Hockey Himachal, Shikha Saini (22’, 30’) got on the scoresheet.
The last match of the day in the Women’s category saw Uttar Pradesh Hockey beat Hockey Uttarakhand by 4-0. The goalscorers for Uttar Pradesh Hockey were Vaishali Sen (7’), Shailja Chaturvedi (13’), Payal Sonakar (11’) and Priti Pathak (47’).
In the first Men’s category match of the day, Hockey Punjab took on Hockey Jammu and Kashmir. Hockey Punjab beat Hockey Jammu and Kashmir by 15-0. For Hockey Punjab, Akshit Salaria (17′), Rana Fateh Singh (25′), Mandeep Singh (5′, 26′, 60′), Kashishpreet Singh (36′, 39’, 51′), Samuel (20′, 38′), Yuvraj Singh (44′), Gourav Singh (42′), Akash Deep (24′), Adnan (47′), and Nishchey Sarvan (60′) were on target.
By Hockey India
