U-14 Hockey: TWC girls, HU boys crowned champions
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 24 2023:
TWC and Hockey Union emerged champions in the 3rd State Level Shri Akoijam Nipamacha Singh Memorial U-14 Boys & Girls Hockey Tournament 2023, organised by Taobungkhok Welfare Club, after their triumphs in their respective final matches on Sunday.
TWC overcame YCCIC in a keenly contested U-14 girls' final match.
S Henthoi's goal in the 26th minute gave TWC a hard-fought 1-0 success against their opponents in their summit clash.
Hockey Union, on the other hand, beat TWC-B in a penalty shootout to win the boys' competition.
TWC-B took the lead in the 24th minute through Milan A, but Hockey Union clawed their way back into the game in the 39th minute with M Manimatum on target as the two teams failed to break the 1-1 deadlock in the regulation time to go into the penalty shootout, where Hockey Union prevailed 4-3 to get their hands on the trophy.
In the girls' event, TWC's Jerina (best player), Simran (best goalkeeper) and Henthoibi (top scorer) claimed individual honours, while SYUC were named best disciplined team.
Among the individual prize winners in the boys' tournament were Hockey Union's trio of Ronen (best player), Mahindrajit (best goalkeeper) and Manimatum top scorer), while Bishnupur Hockey earned the best disciplined team award.