Haryana win Gold Medal in Under-21 Women's competition of 2nd Khelo India Youth Games 2019

Pune (Maharashtra), 20 January 2019: The Final match of the Under-21 Women’s hockey competition of the 2nd Khelo India Youth Games 2019 took place here today which saw Haryana produce a fantastic performance as they defeated Jharkhand 3-0 to win the Gold Medal. While, in the match for the Bronze Medal, it was Punjab who defeated Odisha 2-1 to end their campaign on a positive note.

The Final match saw Haryana produce an efficient performance as they defeated Jharkhand 3-0. The goals for Haryana came in the first three quarters and set the tone for them to secure the Gold Medal. The first goal came in the 10th minute through MahimaChoudhary, while Amandeep Kaur scored the second for her team in the 23rd minute to make it 2-0. In the 35th minute, it was Amrinder Kaur who also got her name on the score-sheet to help her team take a 3-0 lead, which Haryana managed to protect during the remaining minutes and secure the important win.

In the Bronze Medal match, it was Punjab who secured the victory as they overcame Odisha by a margin of 2-1. The match was a closely contested one, where it was Odisha who took the lead in the 18th minute as RojitaKujur scored for them. However, Punjab were quick to respond and leveled the scores in the 28th minute when Kajal scored a field-goal for them. With the scores tied at 1-1, both the teams looked to find the opportunity to score the winner, but it was only in the last quarter that Punjab managed to find the winner when Kajal scored again in the 51st minute. The second goal for Punjab was enough for them to secure the Bronze Medal as they defended well to see out the match.