Hockey India Men’s Championship Day 4 comes to an end

Another day filled with high scoring thrillers in the Hockey India Men’s Championship.

Bhopal, 9 April 2022: Action from Day 4 of the pool stage of the 12th Hockey India Senior Men Championship 2022 continued today in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

Day Four Results: 12th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2022, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

~ Uttar Pradesh Hockey defeated Chhattisgarh Hockey 7 -0 in Pool B  ~

~ Hockey Karnataka defeated Hockey Uttarakhand 9 – 1 in Pool C ~

~ Hockey Maharashtra defeated Kerala Hockey 7 – 1 in Pool D ~

~ Hockey Haryana drew 4 – 4 with Hockey Association of Odisha in Pool H ~

First Match

In the first match of the day in Pool B, Uttar Pradesh Hockey registered a 7 – 0 victory over Chhattisgarh Hockey thanks to goals from Dharmendra Yadav (28’, 38’), Manish Sahani (39’, 60’), Captain Arjun Yadav (58’), Suraj Singh (10’) and Mohd Sadiq (38’).

Second Match

In Pool C, Hockey Karnataka began their campaign with a solid 9 – 1 win over Hockey Uttarakhand. The goals were split amongst Somanna BP (11’, 49’), Pranam Gowda Y.M (35’, 46’), Harish Mutagar (3’), Chelsea Medappa BN (27’), Likhith BM (33’), Deekshith SP (36’) and Nachappa IR (41’) for Hockey Karnataka. Shahanawaz Hasan (37’) scored for Hockey Uttarakhand.

Third Match

In Pool D, Hockey Maharashtra surged to a 7 – 1 win over Kerala Hockey. Captain Taleb Shah (20’, 34’) and Romesh Pillay (12’, 14’) bagged a brace each, while Aditya Rasala (19’), Harish Shindgi (27’) and Suraj Shahi (31’) added one goal each. Premkumar P (49’) pulled one goal back for Kerala Hockey in the fourth quarter.

Fourth Match

The match of the day was played in Pool H, as Hockey Haryana drew 4 – 4 with Hockey Association of Odisha. Pankaj (1’, 33’) and Deepak (19’, 56’) contributed a brace each for Hockey Haryana. Amandeep Lakra (8’, 15’, 28’, 55’) was the star performer for Hockey Association of Odisha, as he scored all four goals for his side.
 

Fifth Match

The Pool G match between Manipur Hockey and Hockey Himachal was forfeited, awarding Hockey Himachal a default 5 – 0 victory.