Chennai, 15 November 2024: Day 12 of the 14th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai, saw Hockey Haryana and Hockey Association of Odisha win their respective semi-finals to book their spots
in the Final. The two losing teams, Uttar Pradesh Hockey and Manipur Hockey, will compete for third place tomorrow.
Hockey Haryana defeated Uttar Pradesh Hockey, 3-2, in the second semi-final of the day. Hockey Haryana were off to a strong start, finding two goals in the second quarter through Raman (17’) and Abhimanyu (20’). In the third quarter, Rajinder Singh (38’) added
to the tally to make it 3-0. A late surge from Uttar Pradesh Hockey saw Arun Sahani (49’) and Manish Yadav (53’) score in the fourth quarter, however the equaliser evaded them.
In the first Semi-Final of the day, Hockey Association of Odisha defeated Manipur Hockey, 4-2. In the first quarter, Nilakanta Sharma (7’) gave Manipur Hockey the lead before Nilam Sanjeep Xess (13’) cut the deficit for Hockey Association of Odisha.
Shilanand Lakra (20’) gave Odisha the lead in the second quarter before Ganendrajit Ningombam (25’) also found the back of the net to tie the scoreline.
After a goalless third quarter, Prasad Kujur (52’) and Sudeep Chirmako (52’) broke through in quick succession to complete the victory for Hockey Association of Odisha.
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