~Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Manipur Hockey, Hockey Punjab and Uttar Pradesh Hockey went by to the Semi-Finals~
Jhansi, twelfth April 2025:As we transfer in the direction of the enterprise finish of the fifteenth Hockey India Senior Males Nationwide Championship 2025, Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Manipur Hockey, Hockey Punjab and Uttar Pradesh Hockey gained their Quarter-Remaining ties and progressed forward within the prestigious match, occurring in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.
Within the first match of the day, after a 1-1 draw over 4 quarters, Hockey Madhya Pradesh emerged victorious over Hockey Maharashtra 4-2 in shootout. Pratap Lakra (6’) transformed a penalty nook and opened the scoring for Hockey Madhya Pradesh early within the sport. Three minutes later, Hockey Maharashtra promptly replied courtesy of a discipline objective from Aakib Rahim (9’).
Sundram Singh Rajawat, Shreyas Dhupe, Ali Ahmad and Pratap Lakra scored within the shootout for Hockey Madhya Pradesh. Devindar Walmiki and Venkatesh Kenche have been the one scorers for Hockey Maharashtra as Madhya Pradesh goalkeeper Sanjay B made essential saves to assist his aspect win.
Defences have been on high within the second Quarter-Remaining match as Manipur Hockey and Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu performed out a goalless draw and battled it out within the shootout, which the previous gained 4-1. Manipur Hockey gained six penalty corners whereas Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu gained 4, nonetheless, either side couldn’t discover the web. Within the shootout, Nilakanta Sharma, Waribam Nirajkumar Singh, Kothajit Singh and Laishram Dipu Singh scored for Manipur Hockey. Goalkeeper Ankit Malik of Manipur Hockey was in unbelievable kind and made two saves. Karthi Selvam was the one scorer for Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu throughout the shootout.
Within the third match, Hockey Punjab defeated Hockey Haryana 3-2 to seal their spot within the Semi-Finals. Araijeet Singh Hundal (15’) scored the one objective of the first-half to present Hockey Punjab the lead. Sanjay (32’) scored the equaliser for Hockey Haryana, however Hockey Punjab scored two targets in fast succession due to Jugraj Singh (33’) and Pardeep Singh (34’) to reclaim the lead. Kuldeep (56’) acquired one objective again within the dying minutes of the sport nonetheless, Hockey Punjab prevailed over the 4 quarters.
Within the final Quarter-Remaining match, Uttar Pradesh Hockey loved a 3-1 win over Hockey Karnataka. Though Rahul C.J (24′) scored the primary objective to take the lead within the second quarter for Hockey Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh Hockey made a robust comeback. Manish Yadav (45′) efficiently transformed a penalty nook to degree the rating within the third quarter. They then scored two targets within the fourth quarter courtesy of Pawan Rajbhar (52′) and Sharda Nand Tiwari (59′) to seal their spot within the Semi-Remaining.
