Preview of Hockey India Sub Junior Women Championship Semi-finals

Teams gear up as the semi finals of the 12th Hockey India Sub Junior Women National Championship 2022 are set to commence from tomorrow.

The Semi-Finals of the 12th Hockey India Sub Junior Women National Championship 2022 are set to take place as the top four teams will battle it out on Saturday, 21 May 2022, for a place in the Final.

Hockey Haryana, Uttar Pradesh Hockey, Hockey Madhya Pradesh and Hockey Jharkhand are the teams that have qualified for the Semi finals.

The first Semi-Final will witness Hockey Haryana and Hockey Madhya Pradesh square off against each other.

The defending champions Hockey Haryana, who will enter the contest after a comfortable 4-1 win against Hockey Mizoram in their Quarter-Final match, will look to keep the momentum going in the Semi-Final to seal a spot in the Final of the tournament.

Speaking ahead of their Semi-Final match against Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Hockey Haryana Coach Azad Singh Malik said,

“We’ve improved match by match in this tournament, we have good momentum and will look to keep it going in tomorrow’s match. We’ve performed well so far, and we are confident of making it to the Final. The morale is very high amongst the players, we’ve come here to win and hopefully, we will defend the Title.”

On the other hand, Hockey Madhya Pradesh won their closely-contested Quarter-Final match 2-1 against Hockey Maharashtra.

Speaking about his team’s match-up against the defending champions, Hockey Madhya Pradesh Coach Akash Chaturvedi said,

“No doubt, it will be a tough game, but we are prepared for it. We have our plans in place for the match against Hockey Haryana. The players are really excited to play the Semi-Final match at this level, and they will certainly give their best to win.”

In the second Semi-Final, Hockey Jharkhand will be up against Uttar Pradesh Hockey. Hockey Jharkhand are coming off a comprehensive 5-1 win against Hockey Punjab in the Quarter-Final.

Hockey Jharkhand Coach Subhila Minj, said,

“Our team has performed well so far in the tournament. We scored 5 goals against a team like Punjab, so we are very confident of doing well in the Semi-Final against Uttar Pradesh Hockey. We will give our everything to win and as I’ve said before we won’t return empty-handed.”

Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Hockey, who registered a 5-0 win against Hockey Chandigarh in their Quarter-Final match.

“It’s been a great campaign so far. We’ve outplayed each and every opponent we’ve faced so far in the tournament. I must say, it will be a challenging outing for us tomorrow. Hockey Jharkhand are a very strong team, but we will look to execute our plans to win the game,” said Uttar Pradesh Hockey Coach Rashid Aziz Khan.

Semi-Final line-ups:

SF 1 – Hockey Haryana vs Hockey Madhya Pradesh at 0800 hrs IST
SF 2 – Hockey Jharkhand vs Uttar Pradesh Hockey at 1800 hrs IST