Sr Men’s National Hockey: UP beat Odisha 5-2

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Mar 11, 2014 at 8:01 PM

Odisha Sun Times Sports Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Mar 11:

Hosts Uttar Pradesh began their campaign on a winning note by defeating Odisha by 5-2 goals on the opening day of the 4^th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2014 (Division-A) played at Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium at Lucknow today.

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Uttar Pradesh dominated the first half with a 2-0 goal lead. The goals were scored by Amir Khan in the 10^th minute and Diwakar Ram through a penalty corner in the 33^rd minute.

Going into the second half, Uttar Pradesh continued its dominance by keeping the opponents under pressure by their attacking game.

In the 44^th minute, the hosts scored the third goal through Ajit Pandey.

However, Amon Mirash Tirkey of Hockey Odisha scored the first goal in the 48^th minute.

But the hosts increased their lead when Diwarkar Ram scored the fourth goal in the 54^th minute.

Though Hockey Odisha reduced the margin with Joseph Toppo scoring the second goal for his team in the 61^st minute, it was Diwakar again who scored the fifth goal in the 64^th minute.