Bhopal, April 23, 2018: Hockey Karnataka defeated Namdhari XI 4-3 in Pool A to register their second consecutive win in the 8th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2018 (B Division) here today.
Goals for Hockey Karnataka were scored by NT Rakesh (20th), V Suresh (34th), skipper Harish Mutagar (66th) and S Harsha (70th) while Akashdeep Singh (5th, 52nd) and Hanspal Singh (46th) scored for Namdhari XI.
In Pool C, Hockey Bihar beat Goans Hockey 11-1 where goals for the victors were scored by Abhay Kumar (19th, 33th, 51st, 57th), captain Anand Kumar Bara (37th, 53rd, 70th), Sanchit Horo (59th, 66th) and Md Sidik (63rd, 67th) while Santosh Vaddotti (70th) scored the sole goal for Goans Hockey.
In Pool E, Hockey Andhra Pradesh triumphed 14-0 over Tripura Hockey to register their first victory of the competition. Goals for Hockey Andhra Pradesh were scored by Hitesh Rao Lekkala (1st, 12th, 26th, 28th, 37th, 61st), Sreenivasa Rao Thammisetty (21st, 33rd, 34th, 69th), Rama Krishna Vooti (5'), Ramulu Sunnapu (35th), Nagendra Babu Vadde (58th) and skipper Naga Upendra Galla (67th).