Thrilling Victories at Hockey India Sub Junior Men & Women South Zone Championship-2024
On the first day of the 2nd Hockey India Sub Junior Men & Women South Zone Championship-2024 in Kerala, several teams secured wins: Hockey Andhra Pradesh, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu, and Kerala Hockey for women, and Le Puducherry Hockey, Hockey Karnataka, and Kerala Hockey for men.
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The opening day of the 2nd Hockey India Sub Junior Men & Women South Zone Championship-2024 kicked off with exciting victories at the Hockey Stadium in Kollam, Kerala. Hockey Andhra Pradesh, the Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu, and Kerala Hockey triumphed in the Women's category, while Le Puducherry Hockey, Hockey Karnataka, and Kerala Hockey claimed wins in the Men's category.
In the Women's category, Hockey Andhra Pradesh defeated Telangana Hockey 3-0, with goals by Pujari Madhurima Bai (9', 45') and Lakshmi Pariki (59'). The Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu routed Le Puducherry Hockey 6-0, thanks to Captain Jovina Defny Mj's four goals (9', 22', 36', 50') and Swathi Sharma S's two (31', 60'). Kerala Hockey outplayed Hockey Karnataka 4-1, with Shaniya (2', 47'), Abhay Jyothi AS (15'), and Parameswari Pinapothula (26') scoring, while Greeshma Ponnappa P (20') secured Karnataka's lone goal.
In the Men's category, Le Puducherry Hockey dominated Hockey Andhra Pradesh with an 8-4 victory. N Nithishwaran (8', 23', 25'), Tamivalavan (11'), Praveen (31', 34', 42'), and Abdul Rehan (48') scored for Le Puducherry, while Balaji Poola (38'), Hussain Syed Jakeer (40', 46'), and Devara Deva Sai Yadav (60') netted goals for Hockey Andhra Pradesh. Hockey Karnataka thrashed Telangana Hockey 9-0 with goals from Shashith Gowda V.Y (10', 46'), Patil Mailaragouda (16'), Sarthak G (23'), Mohan B.P (34', 39'), Kolekar Sohan Chandrashekhar (50'), Lennan Madappa C.P (54'), and Poovanna K.P (56'). Lastly, Kerala Hockey triumphed over the Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu 6-1, with Dinesh Minz (2'), Raju Bangari (20'), Suraj Bahala's hat-trick (28', 32', 53'), and Nadeem K N (39') contributing to the win, while Gowtham (18') was the only scorer for Tamil Nadu.
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