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Rail Coach Factory Kapurthala, Punjab XI, Haryana XI, Union Bank of India Mumbai in semi-finals
Babushahi Bureau
Jalandhar, April 6, 2024: Rail Coach Factory Kapurthala, Punjab XI, Haryana XI and Union Bank of India Mumbai teams entered the semi-finals of the first Surjit 5 A Side Women's Gold Cup Hockey Tournament.
The last 6 matches of the league round were played on the second day of the tournament being organized by Surjit Hockey Society at the local Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium.
In the semi-final, Rail Coach Factory Kapurthala will compete with Union Bank of India Mumbai and in the second semi-final, Haryana XI will compete with Punjab XI. The final of the tournament will be played at 7-30 pm.
In the first match Pool B, Haryana XI defeated Central Railway Mumbai 4-3 to register its second win in the league round and gain three points. Haryana was leading 4-1 at half-time.
In the second match, Pool A, the teams of Punjab XI and Northern Railway Delhi were tied at 4-4. Both teams had to settle for one point each. For Punjab, Simranjeet Kaur scored a hat-trick and scored three goals, while for Northern Railway, Devka Sen and Bharati Saroya scored one goal each.
In the third match, Pool B, Haryana XI defeated CRPF Delhi 5-4 after a tough competition and won its third in the league round and secured the first position in Pool B by scoring 9 points. Bhatri scored a hat-trick for Haryana by scoring three goals.
In the fourth match, Pool A, Punjab XI defeated SAI Sonipat by a margin of 4-1 and registered its first win in the league round. With this victory, Punjab XI scored a total of 4 points in three league matches by tying one match, winning one and losing one. Captain Mithali scored two goals for Punjab.
In the fifth match, Pool B, Union Bank of India Mumbai defeated Central Railway Mumbai 3-2 and achieved its second consecutive win in the league round, scoring a total of 6 points in its account and made it to the semi-finals. At half time both the teams were tied at 1-1.
In the sixth match, Pool B, Rail Coach Factory Kapurthala defeated Northern Railway Delhi by a margin of 5-2, registering its third win in the league round and scoring a total of 9 points in its account. Rail Coach Factory Kapurthala was leading 3-1 at half time.
Chief guests of today's matches Mrs. Parminder Kaur CT Group, Mrs. Maninder Dhiman, Ram Pratap, Prof. Kripal Singh Matharu, Raj Kumar DSP Phagwara, Paramjit Singh Dala, Shiv Ekam Singh Assistant Manager Cooperative Bank got acquainted with the teams. During today's matches, LR Nayyar, Iqbal Singh Sandhu, Surinder Singh Bhapa, Surjit Singh Mittha (USA), Hazari Lal, Avtar Singh, international players Manjinder Kaur, Ravinder Singh were specially present.