Manipur Police enter All India Police Hockey C'ship QF
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 11 2025:
Manipur Police will square off against CRPF for a place in the semi-finals of the 73rd All India Police Hockey Championship being underway at Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar in Odisha.
Manipur Police reached the quarterfinals with an easy 8-2 win over Chhattisgarh Police today in the last league match of the tournament.
Manipur came out all guns blazing today as Kh Rabikanta scored the opening goal in the 8th minute off a field goal before Th Kirankumar doubled the advantage in the 16th minute in the same fashion.
Three minutes later, S Suresh converted a penalty corner before K Debeshor scored in the 23rd minute.
P Priyokumar (32', 42'), L Purnachandra (34') and Ksh Wangamba (36') then took their turns in the fourth quarter to seal the 8-2 win.
Manipur Police had beaten Jharkhand Police by 3-1 goals in the opening match on April 9 before beating West Bengal Police by 4-2 goals yesterday.
The quarterfinal match is slated for April 13 .