~ Delhi Hockey defeated Hockey Uttarakhand 7 – 2 in Pool H ~

~ Hockey Punjab defeated Hockey Andhra Pradesh 3 – 0 in Pool F ~

Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu, May 18, 2022: Day 2 of the 12^th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2022 saw exhilarating action in Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. Delhi Hockey and Hockey Punjab got their campaigns off to victorious starts over Hockey Uttarakhand and Hockey Andhra Pradesh respectively.

In the first match of the day in Pool H, Delhi Hockey got off to a winning start with a 7 – 2 victory over Hockey Uttarakhand. Nitin (35’, 58’) scored a brace, while Rohit (24’), Vikas Upadhyay (39’), Sahil Kumar (43’), K Rohit (44’) and Naveen Bidhuri (56’) chipped in with one goal each for Delhi Hockey. Vishal Kumar (14’) and Deepak Singh Fartyal (54’) scored a goal each for Hockey Uttarakhand.

In Pool F, Hockey Punjab completed a 3 – 0 victory over Hockey Andhra Pradesh. Abhitab Singh (8’), Pardeep Singh (41’) and Gurbakhsish Singh (43’) got on the score sheet to give Hockey Punjab the win.

In another Pool F match, Hockey Mizoram forfeited their match against Hockey Maharasthra thereby resulting in 3 points for Hockey Maharasthra and a default 5-0 victory.

Earlier on Day 1, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu defeated Chhattisgarh Hockey 3 – 1. Captain Sathish B (7’), Anantharaj (35’), and Anand Y (46’) scored for Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu. Arjun Yadav (6’) got the goal for Chhattisgarh Hockey.

In Pool D, Hockey Haryana trumped Kerala Hockey 8 – 0. Eight different goal scorers in Rajat (6’), Amandeep (20’), Ankit (28’), Tanuj Saroha (35’), Deepak (36’), Vasu Dev (42’), Gurnoor Grewal (47’) and Captain Vikas (54’) scored the goals for Hockey Haryana.