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Lucknow, May 10: The semi-final line-up of the State Women Hockey Tournament for girls U-16 has been decided today. Lucknow will clash with Meerut in the first semi-final match, while Gorakhpur will take on Varanasi in the second semi-final match, at the KD Singh ‘Babu’ Stadium.
The tournament being played on league-cum-knock-out basis is organised under the aegis of the UP Sports Directorate.
In league matches played today, Varanasi brushed aside Jhansi 5-0, while Gorakhpur made Faizabad bite dust 6-0.
Varanasi scored a one-sided win over Bareilly 1-0, while Gorakhpur made a clean sweep over Kapur 5-0.
The match between Varanasi and Jhansi was totally a one-sided affair. Varansi players were moving in a well organised manner and outclassed Jhansi in all departments. Janian Bano and Kiran Kumari were the two players who played a vital role in the win, sounding the board twice respectively. The last goal was scored by Shashi Kala.
In the Gorakhpur vs Faizabad match, the Gorakhpur team did not start on a promising note, but in the second half, it gathered courage and bounced back into the game. Jyoti Pandey, Nidhi, Sikha, Amrita and Preeti struck a goal for Gorakhpur team.
In another outing, solo effort by Shashi Kala in the eighth minute, helped Varanasi clinch a win over Bareilly, while the last match between Gorakhpur and Kanpur was a treat for the audience. Pramila struck the first goal, in the fifth minute and took the winning team ahead.
Lucknow, May 10: The semi-final line-up of the State Women Hockey Tournament for girls U-16 has been decided today. Lucknow will clash with Meerut in the first semi-final match, while Gorakhpur will take on Varanasi in the second semi-final match, at the KD Singh ‘Babu’ Stadium.
The tournament being played on league-cum-knock-out basis is organised under the aegis of the UP Sports Directorate.
In league matches played today, Varanasi brushed aside Jhansi 5-0, while Gorakhpur made Faizabad bite dust 6-0.
Varanasi scored a one-sided win over Bareilly 1-0, while Gorakhpur made a clean sweep over Kapur 5-0.
The match between Varanasi and Jhansi was totally a one-sided affair. Varansi players were moving in a well organised manner and outclassed Jhansi in all departments. Janian Bano and Kiran Kumari were the two players who played a vital role in the win, sounding the board twice respectively. The last goal was scored by Shashi Kala.
In the Gorakhpur vs Faizabad match, the Gorakhpur team did not start on a promising note, but in the second half, it gathered courage and bounced back into the game. Jyoti Pandey, Nidhi, Sikha, Amrita and Preeti struck a goal for Gorakhpur team.
In another outing, solo effort by Shashi Kala in the eighth minute, helped Varanasi clinch a win over Bareilly, while the last match between Gorakhpur and Kanpur was a treat for the audience. Pramila struck the first goal, in the fifth minute and took the winning team ahead.
After getting a lead, Gorakhpur stretched the lead to 5-0. Rajini struck twice, while Archana and Shikha sounded once.
Earlier, Meerut stole the limelight on the second day of the hockey tournament, snapping up three matches, while the home team could win two matches. Meerut beat Jhansi, Faizabad and Azamgarh by 1-0, 2-0 and 1-0 goal respectively. The Lucknow outplayed Faizabad and Kanpur by 3-0 and 5-0 goals respectively.
In another match, Moradabad beat Faizabad 1-0, while the matches between Gorakhpur, Moradabad and Jhansi, Azamgarh ended 0-0.
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