Hosts J&K Police snub SSB 3-1 in group tie
JAMMU, February
02: Hosts
J&K Police registered 3-1 win against SSB to strengthen their position in group-E
in the ongoing 72 All India Police Hockey Championship at KK Hakhu Stadium in
Jammu, J&K.
Satnam Singh brought in the first blood to help the side take lead, however, it was Karanjit, who added two goals to make it an invincible 3-1 score on the board. Karanjit declared player of the match to be felicitated by member J&K Sports Council and international Wushu player, Bhanu Pratap Singh.
Earlier, during
the day, defending champion, Punjab Police inflicted a humiliating 10-0 defeat
on Himachal Pradesh in group-A match. Hardeep Singh and Varinder Singh as also
Knwarjit Singh scored three goals each. Other goal of the match came through
Simranjit Singh. For his brilliant performance, Varinder Singh was named player
of the match.
Last year’s
runners-up, Indian Tibet Border Police (ITBP) had easy encounter against
Rajasthan Police beating latter 4-1 in group-B match. Shubham scored the first
goal, followed by two from Gurvinder Singh and another goal by Ankit. Gurvinder
was obvious choice for the player of the match.
Bronze medal
winner in the last edition of the championship, Odisha Police made it a 7-4 win
against Uttar Pradesh Police.Anwar Shah was declared man of the match for his
two important goals. Amit Yadav also played well netting two goals while Gagana
Rajbhar and Suraj Singh added one goal each.
In other
scheduled matches, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) blanked Chandigarh
Police 6-0 and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) blanked Haryana Police 7-0.
Meanwhile, quarterfinals
line up has been drawn in the women section. After conducting the league round
among eight participating teams divided into four groups of two each, the
organisers have pitted them against each other in the knockout stages. Earlier,
during the day, in last group match, formidable Odisha Police trounced Gujarat
Police 6-0
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