Kakinada: Mar 30 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Delhi Hockey recorded victories in their respective matches at the 12th India Junior Women’s National Hockey Championship 2022 here on Wednesday.
In the first match of the day, Madhya Pradesh defeated Goa 8-0 in their Group A match. Pooja Nagle and Anjali Rathor scored two goals each, while Disha Baghel, Priya Agrawal, Leena Jadhav and Rupali Solanki scored one goal each. one for the winning team.
In Group B, Manipur Hockey drew 2-2 with Assam Hockey. Reena Koijam (14′) and Lanleibi Chanu (53′) scored a goal each for Manipur Hockey, while Anamika Das (6′, 33′) scored a brace for Assam Hockey.
Telangana Hockey earned a hard-fought 4-3 victory over Le Puducherry Hockey in their Group C match. Captain Harleen Sardarni (11′, 36′) scored a brace while Rohini Gangadaari (1′) and Sri Gandhapu (39′ ) scored a goal each for Telangana Hockey. Meanwhile, S Subalakshmi (37′, 53′) scored a brace and Captain D. Keerthiga (35′) found the back of the net for Le Puducherry Hockey.
In Pool D, the Tamil Nadu Hockey Unit recorded a lopsided 8-0 win over Hockey Uttarakhand. Anitha V (12′, 19′, 34′, 44′) scored four goals, while Captain Praveena M (51′, 55′, 57′) scored a hat-trick. Vairavi M (37′) scored the other goal for Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu.
In the last match of the day, Delhi Hockey defeated Kerala Hockey 2-1. Sana (3′) and Anshika (42′) each scored a goal for Delhi Hockey. Meanwhile, Shreelakshmi (58′) scored Kerala Hockey’s only goal.