Hockey India Sub Junior Men: Jammu & Kashmir, Hockey Association of Bihar, Hockey Uttarakhand, Hockey Bengal, Hockey Gujarat, and Kerala Hockey emerged victorious in their respective matches as they came up with a series of commanding performances on Day 2 of the 15th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship here on Tuesday.
In the opening match of the day, Jammu & Kashmir edged past Le Puducherry Hockey for a narrow 1–0 win in a Pool A encounter of Division ‘C’. Captain Prabvir Singh Bali (53’) scored the decisive goal in the final quarter, sealing a hard-fought victory for his side.
The second fixture witnessed a dominant display by the Hockey Association of Bihar, who overwhelmed Tripura with a staggering 19–0 win in Pool B of Division ‘C’. Deepu Vishwakarma (3’) opened the scoring early, setting the tone for a goal fest. Satyam Kumar Pande (5’, 40’, 60’) and Amritanshu Pandey (36’, 42’, 43’, 47’) both netted hat-tricks, while contributions also came from Raj Pandey (8’, 13’, 33’), Nikhil Navin Kumar (8’, 26’), Laksh Kumar (16’), Suman Kumar (29’, 58’, 60’), Chhotu Kumar (49’), and Ranjan Ashish (50’).
