Jamshedpur, April 27: Roundglass Punjab Hockey Club Academy, Olympian Vivek Singh Hockey Academy, Cheema Hockey Academy and Markandeshwar Hockey Academy recorded contrasting victories over their respective rivals in pool matches on the eighth day of the 2nd Hockey India Junior Men’s Academy National Championship 2022, here on Wednesday.
In the first match of the day, Roundglass Punjab Hockey Club Academy edged HAR Hockey Academy 10-0 in Pool D. Savraj Singh (9′, 15′, 17′, 58′) scored four times while Dilraj Singh (6 ‘, 33′, 34′) scored a hattrick. Lalpreet Singh (52′, 54′) and Ujwal Singh (32’) were the other scorers for the winning team.
In the next Pool D match, Olympian Vivek Singh Hockey Academy beat Dhyan Chand Hockey Academy 14-0. Gurudatt Gupta (9′, 24′, 54′, 55′, 59′) scored five goals, Jayhind Yadav (3′, 29′, 32′, 42′) scored four, while Avanish Singh (34′, 56′ ), Siraj Ahemad (6′), Suraj Yadav (13′) and Vimal Kumar Verma (47′) also managed to get their names on the scoresheet to give their team a resounding victory.
Both Group E matches of the day did not happen as Gangpur Sports Academy and Mata Sahib Kaur Hockey Academy Jarkhar-Ludhiana lost their matches due to no-shows, awarding default 5-0 victories to SGPC Hockey Academy and HIM Academy respectively. .
In the penultimate match of the day, Yudhveer Mall (20′, 56′) and Nakul Thakur (21′, 57′) each scored a brace, while Sukhpal Singh (47′) scored the other to give Cheema Hockey Academy a comfortable 5-0 victory over Salute Hockey Academy in Group F.
In the final game of Group F, Markandeshwar Hockey Academy defeated Citizen Hockey XI 7-0. Ankit (2′, 40′, 43′) scored a hat-trick, Munish (20′, 54′) scored a brace while Naveen Bura (39′) and Pawel Singh (59′) also scored once each to winners.
Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy, Smart Hockey Academy, Raipur, SAIL Hockey Academy, Roundglass Punjab Hockey Club Academy, SGPC Hockey Academy, Markandeshwar Hockey Academy, Army Boys Sports Company and hosts Naval Tata Hockey Academy-Jamshedpur qualified for the quarter-finals after to overcome their respective pools.
The quarter-finals of the 2nd Indian Junior Men’s Hockey Academy National Championship 2022, Naval Tata Hockey Academy, Jamshedpur, will be played on Thursday 28 April.
Quarter Final Lineups: QF 2 – Smart Hockey Academy, Raipur vs Army Boys Sports Company at 0630 IST
QF 3 – SAIL Hockey Academy vs Markandeshwar Hockey Academy at 0830hrs IST
QF 4 – Roundglass Punjab Hockey Club Academy vs SGPC Hockey Academy at 10.30am IST
QF 1 – Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy vs Naval Tata Hockey Academy – Jamshedpur at 15:45 IST