<p>Punjab made mincemeat of a hapless Chhattisgarh to register a convincing 12-0 victory in the second Hockey India Senior National men’s championship at the KSHA stadium here on Monday.<br /><br />On the back of a five-goal effort from Akashdeep Singh, Punjab pocketed their second successive win in Group C, having trounced Jammu & Kashmir 12-1 in their opening encounter on Sunday.<br /><br />Apart from Akashdeep (10th, 41st, 50th, 52nd, 69th), Sarvanjit Singh (17th, 26th, 62nd) netted three goals, Ravipal Singh (11th, 23rd) scored a brace and Gurjinder Singh (2nd PC) and Talwinder Singh (59th) found the target once each.<br />Under the scorching morning sun, the formidable Punjab team found the target at regular intervals, warming up for the bigger challenges ahead. Gurjinder started the goal glut with a drag-flick in the second minute before Akashdeep came up with a solo effort to breach the defence of Chhattisgarh goalkeeper Mrinal Choubey to make it 2-0.<br /><br />With quick passing and excellent stick work, Punjab made the life difficult for their rivals, who hardly had the possession. Ravipal, who tapped in a pass from Akashdeep before getting the better of Choubey in a one-on-one, and Sarvanjith, who sounded the board twice with powerful hits, helped Punjab go for the lemon break with half-a-dozen goals in their kitty.<br /><br />Similar situation prevailed in the second half too but for some stunning saves from Choubey the margin would have been more. The Chhattisgarh custodian thwarted three penalty corners and saved a couple of close range attempts from Ravipal and Akashdeep. <br /><br />Among the six goals in the second essay, Talwinder’s scoop over an advancing Choubey stood out for its perfect execution. Meanwhile, with Arunachal Pradesh opting out of the tournament, Pool C became a four-team affair.<br /><br /><br />Results: Pool A: Haryana: 8 (Didar Singh 4th PS, 45th, Arjun Antil 34th, Bharath Chikara 49th, Naveen Antil 51st, Gagandeer Singh 59th, Karamjit Singh 65th, Sardar Singh 70th PC) bt Bengal: 0; Bhopal: 2 (Affan Yousuf 22th, 63rd) bt Maharashtra: 1 (Narad Bahadur 44th). </p>.<p><br />Pool C: Punjab: 12 (Gurjinder Singh 2nd PC, Akashdeep Singh 10th, 41st, 50th, 52nd, 69th, Ravipal Singh 11th, 23rd, Sarvanjit Singh 17th, 26th, 62nd, Talwinder Singh 59th) bt Chhattisgarh: 0. <br /><br />Pool E: Air India: 9 (Sameer Dad 22nd, 47th, Prabodh Tirkey 29th, Sandeep Singh 34th, OG 37th, Pradhan Somanna 44th, Birendra Lakra 56th, Arjun Halappa 67th, VS Vinay 69th) bt Rajasthan 0; Madhya Pradesh: 9 (Shakir Hussain 6th PC, Arman Qureshi 12th, Nilakanth Sharma 14th, 47th, Sarfaraz Khan 24th, Raju Singh 51st, Nizamuddin Mohammed 56th, Amit Kumar Singh 57th, Vikas Choudhary 64th) bt Nagaland: 2 (Keduneizo 17th, Mohd Asif 66th PS). Pool G: Odisha: 17 (Amon Mirash Tirkey 11th, Sunil Toppo 12th, 31st, 32nd, John J Toppno 18th PC, Ignacius Toppo 29th, Deepak Kullu 30th, 32nd, Mikhal Barla 33rd, 46th, Aijub Ekka 37th, 40th, David Minz 43rd, Stanli V Minz 48th PC, Bipin Kerketta 49th, 63rd, Dilip Toppo 70th) bt Kerala: 0.<br /><br />Pool G: Tamil Nadu: 25 (Damu 6th, 28th, 30th, 49th, Rupinder Pal Singh 11th PC, 27th PC, 56th PC, 69th PC, 58th, Gunasekar 13th, Siva Mani 16th, Kannan 19th, 46th, 51st, 63rd, 68th, V Raja 25th, 40th, Vinod Rayer 33rd, 47th, 55th, Arun Stalin 36th, Suresh Kumar 54th, Manoj 65th, Lakshman Karan 70th) bt Gujarat: 1 (Ravendra Kumar 62nd).<br /><br />Matches today: At KSHA stadium: Maharashtra vs Bengal (8.30am); Madhya Pradesh vs Rajasthan (10.00am); Air India vs Nagaland (11.30am); Haryana vs Puducherry (2.30pm); Karnataka vs Himachal Pradesh (4.00pm).<br />At MEG grounds: Services vs Chhattisgarh (7.00am); Tamil Nadu vs Kerala (8.30am); Uttarakhand vs Goa (10.00am); Andhra Pradesh vs Delhi (11.30am); Odisha vs Gujarat (2.30pm); Chandigarh vs Sashastra Seema Bal (4.00pm).</p>
<p>Punjab made mincemeat of a hapless Chhattisgarh to register a convincing 12-0 victory in the second Hockey India Senior National men’s championship at the KSHA stadium here on Monday.<br /><br />On the back of a five-goal effort from Akashdeep Singh, Punjab pocketed their second successive win in Group C, having trounced Jammu & Kashmir 12-1 in their opening encounter on Sunday.<br /><br />Apart from Akashdeep (10th, 41st, 50th, 52nd, 69th), Sarvanjit Singh (17th, 26th, 62nd) netted three goals, Ravipal Singh (11th, 23rd) scored a brace and Gurjinder Singh (2nd PC) and Talwinder Singh (59th) found the target once each.<br />Under the scorching morning sun, the formidable Punjab team found the target at regular intervals, warming up for the bigger challenges ahead. Gurjinder started the goal glut with a drag-flick in the second minute before Akashdeep came up with a solo effort to breach the defence of Chhattisgarh goalkeeper Mrinal Choubey to make it 2-0.<br /><br />With quick passing and excellent stick work, Punjab made the life difficult for their rivals, who hardly had the possession. Ravipal, who tapped in a pass from Akashdeep before getting the better of Choubey in a one-on-one, and Sarvanjith, who sounded the board twice with powerful hits, helped Punjab go for the lemon break with half-a-dozen goals in their kitty.<br /><br />Similar situation prevailed in the second half too but for some stunning saves from Choubey the margin would have been more. The Chhattisgarh custodian thwarted three penalty corners and saved a couple of close range attempts from Ravipal and Akashdeep. <br /><br />Among the six goals in the second essay, Talwinder’s scoop over an advancing Choubey stood out for its perfect execution. Meanwhile, with Arunachal Pradesh opting out of the tournament, Pool C became a four-team affair.<br /><br /><br />Results: Pool A: Haryana: 8 (Didar Singh 4th PS, 45th, Arjun Antil 34th, Bharath Chikara 49th, Naveen Antil 51st, Gagandeer Singh 59th, Karamjit Singh 65th, Sardar Singh 70th PC) bt Bengal: 0; Bhopal: 2 (Affan Yousuf 22th, 63rd) bt Maharashtra: 1 (Narad Bahadur 44th). </p>.<p><br />Pool C: Punjab: 12 (Gurjinder Singh 2nd PC, Akashdeep Singh 10th, 41st, 50th, 52nd, 69th, Ravipal Singh 11th, 23rd, Sarvanjit Singh 17th, 26th, 62nd, Talwinder Singh 59th) bt Chhattisgarh: 0. <br /><br />Pool E: Air India: 9 (Sameer Dad 22nd, 47th, Prabodh Tirkey 29th, Sandeep Singh 34th, OG 37th, Pradhan Somanna 44th, Birendra Lakra 56th, Arjun Halappa 67th, VS Vinay 69th) bt Rajasthan 0; Madhya Pradesh: 9 (Shakir Hussain 6th PC, Arman Qureshi 12th, Nilakanth Sharma 14th, 47th, Sarfaraz Khan 24th, Raju Singh 51st, Nizamuddin Mohammed 56th, Amit Kumar Singh 57th, Vikas Choudhary 64th) bt Nagaland: 2 (Keduneizo 17th, Mohd Asif 66th PS). Pool G: Odisha: 17 (Amon Mirash Tirkey 11th, Sunil Toppo 12th, 31st, 32nd, John J Toppno 18th PC, Ignacius Toppo 29th, Deepak Kullu 30th, 32nd, Mikhal Barla 33rd, 46th, Aijub Ekka 37th, 40th, David Minz 43rd, Stanli V Minz 48th PC, Bipin Kerketta 49th, 63rd, Dilip Toppo 70th) bt Kerala: 0.<br /><br />Pool G: Tamil Nadu: 25 (Damu 6th, 28th, 30th, 49th, Rupinder Pal Singh 11th PC, 27th PC, 56th PC, 69th PC, 58th, Gunasekar 13th, Siva Mani 16th, Kannan 19th, 46th, 51st, 63rd, 68th, V Raja 25th, 40th, Vinod Rayer 33rd, 47th, 55th, Arun Stalin 36th, Suresh Kumar 54th, Manoj 65th, Lakshman Karan 70th) bt Gujarat: 1 (Ravendra Kumar 62nd).<br /><br />Matches today: At KSHA stadium: Maharashtra vs Bengal (8.30am); Madhya Pradesh vs Rajasthan (10.00am); Air India vs Nagaland (11.30am); Haryana vs Puducherry (2.30pm); Karnataka vs Himachal Pradesh (4.00pm).<br />At MEG grounds: Services vs Chhattisgarh (7.00am); Tamil Nadu vs Kerala (8.30am); Uttarakhand vs Goa (10.00am); Andhra Pradesh vs Delhi (11.30am); Odisha vs Gujarat (2.30pm); Chandigarh vs Sashastra Seema Bal (4.00pm).</p>
