Bombay, TN enter quarterfinals

Bombay equalised in the very next minute with Sunil Singh converting their third penalty corner. Bhopal had a close call towards the close of the first session as Stanley Fernandes8217; hit off a short corner hit the left upright and went wide.

After this brisk action, the teams slowed down the pace till the deadlock was broken by Asad Khan in the 67th minute to put Bombay ahead. Robindo Okram made it 3-1 for Bombay the next minute, scoring from their tenth penalty corner. He once again bulged the net to round off the tally in extra time. Moments before the goal was scored, Mohammed Sameer had reduced the margin for Bhopal.

In Pool E, Tamil Nadu also fought back to earn a quarter-final berth, edging out strong contenders Delhi 3-2. Consistent scorer Mohammed Nawaz provided the southern side with the match winner five minutes from close, though Tamil Nadu, enjoying a goal advantage, needed only a draw.

In Pool D, Karnataka recorded their second successive win, and have a superior goal average going into tomorrow8217;s decider against Services.

Results

Pool B: Bombay 4 Asad Khan, Robindro Okram 2, Sunil Singh bt Bhopal 2 Shahid Beg, Mohammed Sameer

Pool D: Karnataka 5 PM Mandanna, Bihnu Munda, Arjun Halappa, Aravind Kumar, Ajay Aiyappa bt Nagaland 1 Avatar Singh

Pool E: Tamil Nadu 3 Mohammed Nawaz 2, Radhakrishnan bt Delhi 2 Sanjeet Kumar, Dinesh; Madhya Bharat 6 bt Assam 0.

Pool F: Manipur 3 bt Andhra Pradesh 2.