Orissa win hockey tourney

Orissa won the Rajesh Pillay Academy Invitational hockey tournament after beating Vikram Pillay Academy 3-1 in the final of the tournament held at the Major Dhyanchand stadium in Pimpri on Sunday.

Orissa were off to a solid start when they scored a goal in the second minute through Dhanchand Munda. They took a lot of confidence from this goal and were dominating possession. They applied a lot of pressure on the opposition goal and this pressure came good in the 26th minute when they extended their lead through Amardeep Ekka. The half ended 2-0.

It was more of the same from Orissa in the second half and it did not take long for them to have the game wrapped up. Amit Rohidas scored for them in the 34th minute and put the game to bed. VPA launched a late attack and got a consolation goal through Cyril Bernard but they were not able to get anything out of the game. The match ended 3-1.