Bhopal, May 9: Hockey teams from Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab and Maharashtra won their respective matches on Day 4 of the 12th Senior Women’s Hockey India National Championship 2022 here on Monday.
In closely contested hockey action, Hockey Madhya Pradesh defeated Hockey Chandigarh 5-1 in the Group A match. Manisha Chauhan (20′), Savita (26′), Neelu Dadiya (30′), Jyoti Pal (57′ ) and Captain Neeraj Rana (60′) scored for Hockey Madhya Pradesh. Priyanka (35′) scored the only goal for Hockey Chandigarh.
In the second game of the day, Hockey Haryana faced Assam Hockey in the Pool B match and won a solid 7-1 victory. Jyoti (8′, 19′) and Soni (34′, 52′) starred in the Hockey Haryana match, in which both players scored a brace. Tannu (27′), captain Priyanka (49′) and Bharti Saroha (53′) each scored a goal, while Sakshi (23′) scored the only goal for Assam Hockey.
In the third game of the day, Hockey Punjab earned a 6-0 victory over Chhattisgarh Hockey. Captain Navpreet Kaur (5′, 26′) and Navjot Kaur (32′, 40′) each scored two goals, while Kirandeep Kaur (36′) and Sarabdeep Kaur (48′) also scored a goal each as they helped Hockey Punjab gets the comfortable victory.
The fourth game of the day was a Pool D competition between Hockey Maharashtra and Hockey Rajasthan. Ankita Sapate (39′) and Chaitrali Gawde (41′) put Hockey Maharashtra in the lead. Manashri Narendra Shedage (51′) scored the third goal and then Pooja Bhanudas Shendage (57′) added the fourth goal in the fourth quarter as Hockey Maharashtra beat Hockey Rajasthan 4-0.