Shanmugam’s burst propels Ideal SC
Shanmugam starred with three goals as Ideal Sports Club routed Rising Star Hockey Club 9-0 in the Travancore Cup hockey tournament at the KSHA stadium here on Thursday.
After a cautious opening, Ideal kicked themselves into a 3-0 lead in space of three minutes, thanks to Yadav Krishna (17th, 18th) and Shanmugam (19th). Muthu Kumar sounded the board in the 21st minute before Nagaraj made it 5-0, a minute from half-time.
Shanmugam struck again in the 43rd and 51st minutes while Nagaraj sandwiched a goal in the 48th minute before Saravanan wrapped up a thumping win for Ideal, slotting home in
the 54th minute.
Results: Ideal Sports Club: 9 (Yadav Krishna 17th, 18th, Shanmugam 19th, 43rd, 51st, Muthu Kumar 21st, Nagaraj 34th, 48th, Saravanan 54th) bt Rising Star Hockey Club: 0; Primrose Hockey Club: 4 (Ramesh 4th, 56th, Prasad 18th, Ram 19th) bt Chitradurga Hockey Club: 0; Naveen Hockey Club: 2 (Naveen 8th, Sree 40th) drew Anglo Indian Guild: 2 (Gerard 12th, Cameron 47th); Leo Hockey Club: 3 (Sujith Alwyn 33rd, Kiran 41st, 42nd) drew Flying Hockey Club: 3 (Sudarshan 6th, 12th, Pritish 44th).
St Philomena’s in semis
St Philomena’s, Bellary blanked Bishop Cotton Girls’ School 'B’ 10-0 to march into the semifinals of the Bangalore Turf Club hockey tournament. M Ashwini and Amrutha scored a treble each respectively while B Pooja slotted in a brace. Aishwarya and P Shruthi scored a goal each in St Philomena’s crushing win.
Results: St Francis Xavier High School: 3 (P Moulya 24th, 34th, PR Kruthi 45th) bt Sacred Heart School: 0; St Philomena’s, Bellary: 10 (B Pooja 2nd, 6th, M Ashwini 9th, 12th, 13th, Amrutha 10th, 29th, 30th, Aishwarya 11th, P Shruthi 45th) bt Bishop Cotton Girls’ School 'B': 0; Sports School, Kudige: 7 (Jyothi 2nd, 6th, 25th, Vidyalaxmi 8th, 21st, 40th, Veena 13th) bt Bishop Cotton Girls School 'A': 1 (Mohanapriya 24th).
