Jharkhand and Punjab stormed into the semifinals of the 5th senior women National hockey championship 2015 (A Division) with comprehensive victories in their respective Pool C and Pool D matches here on Friday. While Jharkhand outplayed Assam 10-1 in the day’s first match, Punjab thrashed Kerala 10-2 where Gurjit Kaur got her name four times on the scoresheet for the winner.
Basanti Kachhap, Anima Minz and Birsi Mundu struck two goals apiece for Jharkhand. The lone goal for Assam was scored by Moully Yadav in the 55th minute, by which time Jharkhand had already decided to take it easy after completing its scoring tally.
In another Pool C encounter, Karnataka split points with Uttar Pradesh after a 1-1 draw, the only such result of the tournament so far, while Mumbai beat Bhopal 6-2 in Pool D.
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At Rajnandgaon, only two of the scheduled four games could take place at the 5th junior women National hockey championship 2015 (B Division). Chandigarh blanked Bengal 11-0 in Pool B while Assam beat Goa 4-1 in Pool C. Gangpur-Odisha and Vidarbha received walkovers after their respective opponents failed to turn up.
Manju struck four goals for Chandigarh, including a hat-trick, while Shweta got three goals against her name. In the other game, Gitanjali and Chayashree scored two goals apiece in Assam’s victory. Geeta Rathod got one for Goa.
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Pool D: Punjab 10 (Gurjit Kaur 4, Navpreet Kaur 2, Ramandeep Kaur, Sukhjit Kaur, Meenakshi, Pooja Rani) bt Kerala 2 (Anjali Abraham, Vismaya A); Mumbai 6 (Rituja Rijutai 2, Pinky Thokchom, Sarita Minz, Krishna Patel, Navneet Kaur) bt Bhopal 2 (Ritusha Arya, Ranjita Sanasam).
At Rajnandgaon: Junior: B Division: Pool C: Assam 4 (Gitanjali Kissan 2, Chayashree Gohain 2) bt Goa 1 (Geeta Rathod).
Pool B: Chandigarh 11 (Manju 4, Shweta 3, Jyoti Rani 2, Kamlesh, Suman) bt Bengal 0.