Five strikes by skipper Manoj Tamta, a hat-trick by forward Siddharth Miyan and a brace by Shurabh Patwal was the highlight of Uttarakhand’s 12-3 win over Goa in a Pool A match on the fourth day of the Hockey India fifth junior National championship here on Saturday.
The results: Pool A: Uttarakhand 12 (Manoj Tamta 18, 25, 43, 52, 69, Siddharth Miyan 6, 41, 54, Shurabh Patwal 2, 16, Amit Rawat 31, Vinay Kishor 68) bt Goa 3 (Ayyaz Khan 55, 59, Prasad Toraskar 67).
Pool B: Gujarat 4 (Akash Shelar 16, 19, 49, Amal Mathew 52) bt Tripura 3 (Mohd. Taric 7, Ravinder Basant 25, Mukeh Singh 30).
Pool C: Bengal 6 (Raushan Kumar 4, 62, 63, Debasis Das 26, Biren Kumar Lakka 28, Nitish Neupane 60) bt Kerala 1 (D. Sarang 64).
Pool D: Chandigarh 3 (Raj Kumar 22, Varinder Singh 57, Harikrat Singh 61) bt Patiala 2 (Jaswinder Singh 24, Randeep Singh 52); Bihar 10 (Vinit Ekka 11, 14, 17, 41, Sukhram Mundu 55, 56, Nitesh Kumar 19, Pandeya Munda 27, Ravi Kumar 51, Sameer Minz 69) bt Assam 2 (Arjun Bhagat 25, Pankaj Basumatari 61); Gangpur (Odisha) 21 (Sushil Ekka 1, 31, 36, Rasananda Khalkho 2, 10, 42, Sanjay Xalxo 18, 39, 44, Sibren Lakra 54, 63, 70, Dillip Lakra 27, 57, Sudeep Kerketta 33, Andand Ekka 34, 65, Pratap Lakra 41, Abhisek Lakra 47, Gregory Xess 59, Binit Ekka 68) bt Rajasthan 0. — Correspondent
