Defending champions Punjab enter final

Defending Champions Punjab set up a clash against Odisha in the final of the 3rd Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2013 after getting the better of Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy 6-2 on Wednesday.

Defending Champions Punjab set up a clash against Odisha in the final of the 3rd Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2013 after getting the better of Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy 6-2 on Wednesday. While in the other semi-final match,Odisha defeated Hockey Maharashtra 2-1 in a hard fought battle.

Parvinder Singh and Gaganpreet Singh scored twice for Punjab in the first semi-final.

Punjab got off to a good start,scoring an early goal in the third minute of the game. However,MPHA’s Manish Gurung scored an equaliser in the 12th minute by converting a penalty corner.

Punjab once again netted the ball in the 21st minute with a field goal from Parvinder Singh but three minutes later the Arjun Sharma levelled the scores to make it 2-2.

But Punjab dominated the proceedings in the second half and didn’t allow their opponents any scoring chance. They scored four goals through Parvinder (61st min),Gaganpreet Singh (43rd & 45th min) and Varun (49th min).

In the match between Orissa and Hockey Maharashtra,after a goalless first half,Joseph Toppo scored the first goal for Odisha in the 41st minute,while Sunil Ekka added another one to the kitty through a field goal in the 55th minute.

Hockey Maharashtra reduced the margin in the 60th minute through Vinit Kamble.

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