Dasara All India invitation Women’s Hockey : Guru Granth Sahib Hockey Academy Triumphs

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The team members of Guru Granth Sahib World University Hockey Academy, Punjab, who won the title in the Dasara All India Invitation Women’s Hockey Tourney, are seen with the trophy. Picture right shows the hockey team of Central Railway, Mumbai, which finished runners-up in tournament.
The team members of Guru Granth Sahib World University Hockey Academy, Punjab, who won the title in the Dasara All India Invitation Women’s Hockey Tourney, are seen with the trophy. Picture right shows the hockey team of Central Railway, Mumbai, which finished runners-up in tournament.

Mysore :

A brace by centre-forward Navapreeth Sr (33rd & 59th minutes) helped Guru Granth Sahib World University Hockey Academy, Punjab, to register a facile 5-0 win over Central Railway (Mumbai) in the finals and clinch the title in the Dasara All India Invitation All India Hockey Tournament-2014 that concluded at Chamundi Vihar Astro-Turf Grounds here on Thursday.

Navapreeth Jr (7th min), Reet (46th) and Narinder (46th min) were the other goal scorers for the winner. The Guru Granth Hockey Academy secured 3 penalty corners and could not convert any of them. Central Railway, Mumbai, secured 4 penalty corners, but all of them went waste and were not converted to goals. The winning team took home a cash prize of Rs.2 lakh and a trophy, while the runners-up secured Rs.1.5 lakh and a trophy.

MP Hockey Academy, Gwalior, took third place with a 5-0 win over State Sports Hostel, Bhubaneshwar. A brace by left-in Priyanka Wankade (39th & 60th min) and a goal each by Diksha Tiwari (35th min), K Reena (44th min) and Anuja (46th min), enabled them to register a big win. The third place winners secured a cash prize of Rs.1 lakh and a trophy while State Sports Hostel, Bhubaneshwar who finished fourth secured a cash prize of Rs.75,000 and a trophy.

Earlier in the semi-finals, Central Railway, Mumbai beat M P Hockey Academy, Gwalior 2-1. Kavitha (12th min) and Rashmi (51st min) were the scorers for the winner. The lone gal for the loser was scored by Anuja in the 56th minute through a penalty corner conversion. In the other semi-final, Guru Granth Sahib Hockey Academy beat State Sports Hostel, Bhubaneshwar 1-0. The winning goal was scored by forward Reeth in the 15th minute of the game. State sports Hostel, Bhubaneshwar, played well and had many chances of scoring but could not convert them into goals.

Final Results: Guru Granth Sahib World University Hockey Academy, Punjab – 5 [Navapreeth Sr (2), Navapreeth Jr (1), Reet (1) & Narinder (1)] bt Central Railway, Mumbai – 0.

Third & Fourth Place: MP Hockey Academy, Gwalior – 5 [Priyanka Wankade (2), Diksha Tiwari (1), K Reena (1) & Anuja (1)] bt State Sports Hostel, Bhubaneshwar – 0.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home>Sports News / Friday, October 05th, 2014

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