State U-17 Men & U-20 Women Hockey Tournament commences
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 09 2022:
Four matches were decided in the opening day of the 1st State U-17 Men & U-20 Women Hockey Championship at Khuman Lampak Hockey Stadium.
A men's match between SYUC (Uchekon) and YCCIC (Kontha Ahallup) kick-started the tournament as the Uchekon side got their campaign off to a resounding start with an 8-1 hammering of their opponents.
M Bushanta made the most of the rout, claiming five goals for SYUC while Dingku contributed a double and Yaimathoi chipped in with a goal.
In other men's matches, both KCDO (Kongpal) and KHHA (Khongman) won by an identical margin.
KCDO registered a 4-2 victory over TWC (Tabungkhok) and KHHA beat MLHA (Langthabal) by similar 4-2 margin.
A women's game between Ideal Club (Tera Bazar) and YCCIC closed out the day's competition.
Ideal Club emerged 3-2 victors against YCCIC as L Karuna scored a double and L Natali added a goal to help their team start their campaign on a winning note.