Nitesh sharma

Hockey India Junior Men National: Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, and Punjab won their respective quarterfinal clashes to seal their spots in the semifinals of the 15th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship, which was held here on Wednesday.

In the first quarterfinal of the day, Hockey Haryana defeated Hockey Karnataka in a close 3-2 match with Navraj Singh (6’), Sachin (22’), and Chirag (59’) scoring for Hockey Haryana, while Nitesh Sharma (28’) and Sampan Ganapathy B.P (43’) scored for Hockey Karnataka.

After heavy rain washed out the other matches on Tuesday, the second quarterfinal took place on Wednesday evening with Uttar Pradesh Hockey defeating Hockey Madhya Pradesh 2-1 to secure their place in the last-four stage. Satyam Pandey (34') and Akash Pal (47') scored a goal each for Uttar Pradesh Hockey, while the lone goal for Hockey Madhya Pradesh was scored by Harsh Phalswal (59') in the final minutes of the game.