Day Eight Results: 12th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2022, Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu.

~ Hockey Haryana defeated Tripura Hockey 14 – 0 in Pool D ~

~ Manipur Hockey defeated Kerala Hockey 5 – 1 in Pool D ~

~ Hockey Association of Odisha defeated Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey 5 – 1 in Pool C ~

~ Le Puducherry Hockey drew 1 – 1 against Hockey Rajasthan in Pool C ~

Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu, May 24, 2022: Day 8 of the 12^th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2022 continued in Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. 

In the first match of the day in Pool D, Hockey Haryana recorded a stunning 14 – 0 victory over Tripura Hockey. Vikas (8’, 12’, 18’, 19’, 23’ 25’, 28’) starred the show with seven goals, while Shubham (3’, 32’, 60’) struck a hattrick, Toshant (29’, 54’) scored a brace, Anil (27’) and Captain Deepak (59’) also got on the score sheet to set up a massive win for Hockey Haryana.

In the second Pool D match, Manipur Hockey overcame Kerala Hockey 5 – 1. Yumkham Bidyananda Singh (18’, 58’), Sushil Lisham (15’), Rishi (26’) and Laishram Kirun Meitei (32’) scored for Manipur Hockey, while Abi Vincent (40’) pulled one goal back for Kerala Hockey.

In Pool F, Hockey Mizoram forfeited their clash against Hockey Punjab, awarding Hockey Punjab a default 5 – 0 victory.

In Pool C, Hockey Association of Odisha defeated Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey 5 – 1. Roshanjeet Minz (15’, 26’), Captain Laban Lugun (17’), Sumit Kindo (36’) and Deepak Minz (38’) scored for Hockey Association of Odisha. Niyaren Champiya (40’) pulled one goal back for Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey.

In the second Pool C match, Le Puducherry Hockey drew 1 – 1 against Hockey Rajasthan. Gurumoorthi S (34’) and Rohit Gangawat (49’) scored for Le Puducherry Hockey and Hockey Rajasthan respectively.

Please find below the Quarter Final line-up of the tournament.  

Earlier on Monday, Hockey Karnataka defeated Hockey Uttarakhand 5 – 0 in Pool H thanks to goals from Vishwas. G (10’, 31’, 33’), Kiran Kumar Somanna Gonappanavar (9’) and Gowtham M.A (50’).

In Pool F, Hockey Maharashtra ran out 9 – 0 winners against Hockey Andhra Pradesh. Dhairyashil Jadhav (15’, 19’, 22’), Aditya Lalage (2’, 30’), Captain Govind Nag (5’), Sagar Shingade (20’), Ajay Naidu (32’) and Tushar Raju Durga (49’).