Karnataka beat Bihar in final Junior Men National Championship

Bhopal, April 29: Karnataka overcame Bihar 5-4 in the final of the 8th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship (B Division), while Coorg defeated Andhra 4-3 in the 3rd/4th classification match here on Sunday.

With the win, Karnataka earned promotion to the A Division. Karnataka took an early lead in the fifth minute through Pavan Madiwalar. But Bihar equalised three minutes later with a strike from Sachin Dungdung.

Bihar then took the lead in the 10th minute through Johnson Purty but Karnataka pulled level in the 13th minute through C.S. Shamanth.

The two teams played well in the opening half and scored a goal each as Madiwalar (27th minute) scored his second goal, while Bihar's skipper Anand Kumar Bara scored in the 35th minute.