1st U-14 Herojit Memorial Gold Cup Hockey meet : HU set up final date with CDO
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 10 2014 :
HU Lairiyengbam Leikai and CDO Charangpat set a clash for the title entering the final of the 1st U-14 Herojit Memorial Gold Cup Hockey Tournament in contrasting style today.
In the first semi final, HU blanked KHSC Khongman by a whooping margin of 8 goals to nil, while in the second final, a penalty shoot out had to be resorted to after PHAM Yaiskul and CDO Charangpat were tied 1-1 in regulation time in a closely fought match.
In the first semi final, the team from Lairikyengbam Leikai had little trouble in packing off KHSC Khongman, sounding the board 8 times and conceding none.
HU rode on two goals from Y Bidyananda, three from A Suresh Kumar, and one each from W Nirajkumar, S Chingkheinganba and Y Nedish Singh to complete the rout.
In the second semi-final, CDO Charangpat came from behind to score the equaliser in the 48th minute of the match to take the game to the penalty shoot out to ultimately prevail by a margin of 4 to 3 .