Punjab wins Hockey India Junior Men National Championship

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Sun, May 06, 2018, 09:58 PM

Punjab wins Hockey India Junior Men National Championship

Bhopal, May 6: The eighth Hockey India Junior Men National Championship trophy was lifted by Punjab by defeating Haryana with 4-2 score.

Gangpur-Odisha secured the bronze medal as they defeated Odisha 6-1 in the match for the third place.

In the final match of the competition, Punjab came from two goals down to defeat Haryana 4-2. It was Haryana who took a 2-0 lead after 37 minutes and looked like winning the match.

However, Punjab scored four goals in the second half to secure the title, after having finished with the bronze medal last year.

In the bronze medal match, Hockey Gangpur-Odisha defeated Defending Champions Odisha 6-1 to secure a podium finish.