Quarter-final matches witnessed some breath-taking performance as Railway Sports Promotion Board, Central Industrial Security Force, Services Sports Control Board and Petroleum Sports Promotion Board won their respective games to book their berth in the semifinals of the 3rd Hockey India Senior Men Inter-Department National Championship 2023.
Railway Sports Promotion Board defeated All India Police Sports Control Board 3-2 in the first quarter-final to advance to the Semi-Finals. Varinder Singh (21') opened the scoring for the All India Police Sports Control Board, who was quickly followed by Balwinder Singh (42'). However, it was Railway Sports Promotion Board's Yuvraj Walmiki (32', 49', 52') who stole the show with an excellent hat-trick towards the end of the game, as he single-handedly took the game away from his opponents.
The Central Industrial Security Force faced off against Punjab National Bank in the second match of the day. Both teams managed to tie the score at the end of the game with a score of 3-3, but it was the Central Industrial Security Force that advanced to the Semi-Finals with a 3-2 Shoot-out victory. Nithin (12') scored the first goal of the game for Central Industrial Security Force in the first quarter, but Mandeep Mor (29',49') and Sanjay (34') scored crucial goals for Punjab National Bank to put them ahead of their opponents. Vashudev (53') and Yograj Singh (55') aided the Central Industrial Security Force in a last-ten-minute comeback to tie the game 3-3 before the final whistle. Later in the shoot-out, Ranvir Singh, Yograj Singh, and Vishajit Singh were on the target while Gurjot Singh stood tall to book their berth in the Semi-Finals.
