<p>In-form striker Md Naemuddin hammered in five goals as Karnataka crushed a hapless Andhra 17-0 to prime themselves for the title in the South Zone hockey championship here at the KSHA stadium on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Tamil Nadu too scored a resounding 8-1 victory over Kerala to register their fourth win from as many matches. They are level on 12 points with leaders Karnataka but way behind on goal difference.<br /><br />Karnataka and Tamil Nadu lock horns in the final league clash on Friday. <br />While Karnataka need just a draw to seal the title, Tamil Nadu have to beat their neighbours.<br /><br />Results: Karnataka: 17 (Mohan Muthanna 4th, 19th, Bijju 13th, Md Naeemuddin 18th, 24th, 25th, 34th, 62nd, Jayaraj 26th, 27th, Somanna CK 41st, Naveen Kumar M 43rd, 64th, 65th, Deepak Bijwad 44th, Vinayak Bijwad 60th, Darshan 61st) bt Andhra: 0; Tamil Nadu: 8 (Adam Sinclair 2nd, 12th, Shyam Kumar 16th, Sathya 22nd, Raja 26th, Muddappa 36th, 68th, Vinod Rayen 56th) bt Kerala: 2 (Afzal 55th, Praveen Kumar 59th); Puducherry: 7 (Hari Krishnan 5th, 14th, Delhi Ganesh 17th, 44th, Sella Muthu 31st, Kamalakannan 43rd, Manthenapradyumnvarma 67th) bt Hyderabad: 3 (Sai 41st, Shiva Kumar 46th, Vijaya Kumar 68th.</p>
<p>In-form striker Md Naemuddin hammered in five goals as Karnataka crushed a hapless Andhra 17-0 to prime themselves for the title in the South Zone hockey championship here at the KSHA stadium on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Tamil Nadu too scored a resounding 8-1 victory over Kerala to register their fourth win from as many matches. They are level on 12 points with leaders Karnataka but way behind on goal difference.<br /><br />Karnataka and Tamil Nadu lock horns in the final league clash on Friday. <br />While Karnataka need just a draw to seal the title, Tamil Nadu have to beat their neighbours.<br /><br />Results: Karnataka: 17 (Mohan Muthanna 4th, 19th, Bijju 13th, Md Naeemuddin 18th, 24th, 25th, 34th, 62nd, Jayaraj 26th, 27th, Somanna CK 41st, Naveen Kumar M 43rd, 64th, 65th, Deepak Bijwad 44th, Vinayak Bijwad 60th, Darshan 61st) bt Andhra: 0; Tamil Nadu: 8 (Adam Sinclair 2nd, 12th, Shyam Kumar 16th, Sathya 22nd, Raja 26th, Muddappa 36th, 68th, Vinod Rayen 56th) bt Kerala: 2 (Afzal 55th, Praveen Kumar 59th); Puducherry: 7 (Hari Krishnan 5th, 14th, Delhi Ganesh 17th, 44th, Sella Muthu 31st, Kamalakannan 43rd, Manthenapradyumnvarma 67th) bt Hyderabad: 3 (Sai 41st, Shiva Kumar 46th, Vijaya Kumar 68th.</p>
