~Manipur Hockey defeated Hockey Madhya Pradesh 7-2~
~Hockey Maharashtra defeated Hockey Uttarakhand 22-0~
~Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu defeated Assam Hockey 15-1~
New Delhi, 17th November 2023: The first day of the 13th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2023 saw Manipur Hockey, Hockey Maharashtra and Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu winning their respective matches.
Manipur Hockey kicked off their campaign with a 7-2 win against Hockey Madhya in Pool E. Laishram Dipu Singh (14’, 47,), Captain Chinglensana Singh (37’, 54’), Ningombam Jenjen Singh (7’), Ganendrajit Ningombam (11’) and Suresh Singh Shurenshangbam (29’) scored for Manipur Hockey while Mohd Nizamuddin (17’) and Sourabh Pashine (58’) scored for Hockey Madhya Pradesh.
Hockey Maharashtra defeated Hockey Uttarakhand 22-0 in a Pool D encounter. Venkatesh Kenche (5’, 38’, 39’, 57’, 59’, 60’), Captain Yuvraj Valmiki (12’, 25’, 45, 55’), Darshan Vibhav Gawkar (23’, 33’, 52’), Rohan Patil (9’, 27’), Prajwal Mohakar (18’, 58’), Pranav Mane (30’, 56’), Mayur Dhanavade (10’), Ganesh Patil (14’) and Khanpathan Aamid Sarfaraz (28’) scored for Hockey Maharashtra.
In the last match of the day, the Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu defeated Assam Hockey 15-1 in Pool B. Sundarapandi (10’, 22’, 59’), Captain J Joshua Benedict Wesely (23’, 40’), C Dinesh Kumar (25’, 45’), Selvaraj Kanagaraj (43’, 49’), Sathish B (1’), Dhanush M (2’), Pruthvi GM (8’), J. Kavin Kishore (16’), Karthi S (18’) and BP Somanna (52’) scored the goals for Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu while Rupchand Boro (42’) scored the lone goal for Assam Hockey.
By Hockey India
