Our Correspondent
Imphal, May 19 (EMN): Haryana, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Madhya Pradesh (MP) and Jharkhand have entered the semi-finals of the ongoing 12th Hockey India Sub-Junior Women National Championship 2022 at Khuman Lampak Hockey Stadium in Imphal on Thursday.
In the first quarter-final match in the morning, Haryana defeated Mizoram by a goal margin 4-1. Jersey number four, Lalfakawmi, scored Mizoram’s lone goal in 57th minute, while Pooja (two), Shashi Khasa (one) and Riya (one) scored Haryana’s goals in the 23rd, 36th, 54th and 56th minute of the match respectively.
In the second quarter-final match, UP beat Chandigarh by five goals to nil, while in the third match, MP managed to defeat Maharashtra 2-1.
Later in the evening, Jharkhand trounced Punjab 5-1 in the fourth quarter-final match of the championship under the floodlight.
The semi-finals will be held on May 21, while the medal matches for the two-week long championship is scheduled to be held on May 22.