Hockey Senior Men’s National Championship: Day Five Results

On day five of the 11th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship Pimpri Chinchwad 2021 here in Pune Hockey Karnataka, Le Puducherry Hockey, Hockey Punjab, Hockey Andhra Pradesh, Hockey Chandigarh, Manipur Hockey, and Hockey Haryana earned victories in their respective matches.

Hockey Karnataka began the day five proceedings with a comprehensive 14-0 win against Hockey Arunachal in the Pool C match. Captain Mohd. Raheel (8′, 51′, 53) starred with a hat-trick, while Harish Mutagar (4′, 47′), Manikanth Bejawad (23′, 54′), and Pavan Madivalar (32′, 58′) netted twice to help their team Hockey Karnataka stay unbeaten in the pool stage of the competition. Shamanth Cs (2′), Kumar Yathish B (5′), Likhith Bm (15′), Somanna Bp (24′), and Bharath KR (34′) also contributed a goal each for Hockey Karnataka.

Le Puducherry Hockey ended their campaign with a 5-1 win against Hockey Jammu & Kashmir. Arun T. Kumar (38′, 59′) bagged a brace, while Captain Veerathamizhan V. (2′), Vinodhan (33′), and R. Ranjith (58′) scored a goal each for Le Puducherry Hockey in the final Pool C match of the tournament. Sandeep Singh (42′) scored the only goal for Hockey Jammu & Kashmir.

In Pool D, Hockey Andhra Pradesh registered a 4-1 victory against Hockey Uttarakhand. Venkata Sree Aripineni Balaji (11′), Setti Ramesh (20′), Aron Saroj Tatiparthi Anand Raj (27′), and R. Kamal P (38′) scored a goal each to help their team Hockey Andhra Pradesh end the campaign on a winning note. Captain Vikas Pant (30′) scored the only goal for Hockey Uttarakhand.

In the final match of the day, Hockey Haryana eased past Delhi Hockey with a remarkable 3-0 win. Vinay (19′), Sanjay (40′) and Rinku (57′) scored a goal each to help their team Hockey Haryana start the campaign with a win.

Hockey Andaman and Nicobar forfeit their Pool D game against Hockey Punjab who were awarded a 5-0 win by default and qualified for the Quarter Final of the tournament.