SPO-KHELO HOCKEY

Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana

and Punjab registered victories in their last Pool matches to

secure spots in semi-finals of Under-17 Men's hockey

competition at the Khelo India Youth Games 2019 Thursday.

Punjab and UP also won matches in the Under-21 Men's

category.

In the Under-17 Men's category, Uttar Pradesh made it

to the semi-final defeating hosts Maharashtra 5-3 in their

last Pool A match, a media release from Hockey India said.

Odisha booked a semi-final spot by defeating Delhi 3-1

to make it three wins out of three.

In Pool B, it was Punjab who won their second match of

the competition to take their tally to six points as they beat

Jharkhand 9-4.

In the last Pool B match, Haryana showed their quality

as they defeated Chandigarh 4-0 to take their tally to nine

points from three matches and secure a semi-final berth.

In the Under-21 Men's category, Punjab became the

first team to qualify for the semi-finals as they defeated

Delhi 4-1 in their last Pool A match to make it three wins out

of three matches.

In the other Pool A match, it was Uttar Pradesh who

secured path through to the semi-finals as they defeated

Chandigarh 2-0.

The semi-final matches of Under-17 Men's category will

take place Saturday (January 12) while for the Under-21 Men's

category, the semi-finals will be held on January 13 after the

completion of the Pool B matches on Friday.