Orissa drub Rajasthan 8-0

Raksesh blasted a hat-trick of goals and Bijay Lakra scored three goals as Orissa defeated Rajasthan 8-0 in their pool stage match of the 20th Balrampur Chini...

Raksesh blasted a hat-trick of goals and Bijay Lakra scored three goals as Orissa defeated Rajasthan 8-0 in their pool stage match of the 20th Balrampur Chini All India KD Singh Babu Memorial Sub-Junior Boys Hockey Tournament at Dhyanchand astro-turf stadium here on Tuesday. Sudhir Kujur and Sumit Lakra netted apiece each for Orissa.

Ludhiana defeated Uttar Pradesh Blue in a keenly contested match. Sukhjeet Singh of UP broke the stalemate in the 20th minute. However,soon after the onset of the second-half,M Faiz Sarwar succeeded in levelling the scores. In the 35th minute Ludhiana player Tanveer Singh scored a goal as his team emerged triumphant 2-1.

The team of Shahbad (Haryana) beat Tamil Nadu 5-1. For Tamil Nadu,Jatinder scored two goals while Harish,Krishan and Ravinder Singh struck apiece each. The consolation goal for Tamil Nadu was netted by S Niranjan.

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However,Tamil Nadu Hockey Academy beat Udaipur 4-1 in their pool stage match. On behalf of the victors,D Narendran,VM Sanjay Kumar,G Parthipan and S Krishan Kumar scored a goal each while Bharat Thapa was the goal-getter for Udaipur.

In the other pool stages matches played on Monday,Haryana defeated Hyderabad 8-1,UP Red beat Bihar 16-0,Cheema Academy,Punjab beat Assam 13-0 while Andhra Pradesh beat West Bengal 9-2.

Wednesdays Fixtures:
Udaipur (Rajasthan) vs Ludhiana (at 10.30 am); Orissa vs Tamil Nadu (at 11.45 am); Rajasthan vs Haryana (at 1.30 pm); Uttar Pradesh Blue vs Tamil Nadu Academy (at 2.45 pm).

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