SPO-KHELO-HOCKEY

Favourites Odisha and Haryana

took their places in Tuesday's final of the men's Under-21

hockey final of the Khelo India Youth Games 2019 in

contrasting fashion.

In the semi-finals held Sunday, Haryana outplayed

neighbours Punjab 3-1 while Odisha were stretched in beating

Uttar Pradesh 2-1, a media release said.

On Tuesday, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab play the third

place match while the final is scheduled at 4pm.

In women's Under-17 and Under-21 action at the

Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh

emerged winners on the day.

In U-17 women's action, Jharkhand and Chandigarh

played out a 2-2 draw in Pool A after both had won their

respective opening matches on Saturday.

In anther Pool A match, Punjab defeated Delhi 7-0 for

their first win of the competition.

In the U-21s, Haryana beat Punjab 3-2 in Pool B with

goals from Amrinder Kaur (12th), Amandeep Kaur (20th) and Anu

(52th) while Baljeet Kaur (26th, 43th) got on the score-sheet

for Punjab.

In the other pool game, UP beat Chandigarh 4-1.

In Pool A, both matches ended in draws as Jharkhand

and Odisha played out a goal-less game and Mizoram held hosts

Maharashtra 1-1.

Results: Men's U-21 semi-finals: Haryana bt Punjab

3-1, Odisha bt UP 2-1.

Women's pool matches: U-17: Jharkhand d/w Chanrigarh

2-2, Punjab bt Delhi 7-0.

U-21: Haryana bt Punjab 3-2, UP Bt Chandigarh 4-1,

Jharkhand d/w Odisha 0-0, Mizoram d/w Maharashtra 1-1.