Odisha reach hockey nationals final for the first time

Published On : 2024-11-16T16:07:47+0530 [ IST ] | Author : Mayur_Tembhare
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Odisha reach hockey nationals final for the first time (TOI Photo)CHENNAI: Odisha made it to the Hockey India Senior Men National Championship final for the first time after defeating Manipur 4

Shilanand Lakrastood out for Odisha with a goal and an assist. The 25-year-old showed India head coach Craig Fulton what he is capable of. In 2022 Shilanand had a surgery on his left leg which prevented him from playing hockey for a year.

On Friday Nilakanta Sharma opened the scoring for Manipur in the seventh minute via a penalty stroke. Soon Odisha drag-flickerNilam Sanjeep(13th) found the back of the net through a penalty corner to level the score. Five minutes into the second quarter a lob from the midfield area was controlled near the baseline and the ball was

Manipur relentlessly chased the equaliser and pounced on a mistake committed by Odisha goalkeeperSahil Kumar. Sahil failed to clear the ball cleanly and gave a mispass to Manipur’s Ingalemba Luwang. Luwang provided an assist to Gan

Both teams kept their attacking intent going but could not get the finishes right. It looked like the match would head into a shootout but there was a twist. Odisha scored two goals in the 52nd minute and sealed the encounter.

Goalkeeper Pawan made two saves in the last few minutes to help Haryana secure a place in the final for the second successive time with a 3-2 win over Uttar Pradesh. UP mounted a comeback in the final quarter by scoring two times via Arun Sahani (49th) and Manish Yadav

Results: Semi-finals: Odisha 4 bt Manipur 2. Haryana 3 bt Uttar Pradesh 2.

Source : Reporters From Sunrise Chronicles

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