BHUBANESWAR 28-Mar-2014 167
Debutants Hockey Gangpur- Odisha experienced mixed luck in the 4th Hockey India junior Men National Championship (Division B), winning two matches and losing one in Pool A at Chennai. They started their campaign on a flying note, trouncing Puducherry 14-1 in their opening match.
But in the next game Hockey Gangpur suffered a 5-2 drubbing at the hands of Steel Plant Sports Board. However, they ended their campaign on a satisfying note, hammering Uttarakhand 10-2.
HOCKEY GANGPUR TEAM: Gregory Xess, Dilip Lakra, Binit Ekka, Belas Bara, Prafulla Ekka, Sudhir Ekka, Arbeen Kujur, Rasanand Xalxo, Pratap Lakra, Deepak Lakra, Abhishek Lakra, Ranjan Ekka, Sanjay Surin, Amardeep Dung Dung, Silvestar Barla, Sibren Lakra, Akash Kujur, Sudeep Kerketta. Coach: Bijay Kumar Lakra.
RESULTS:
March 24: Hockey Gangpur (Pratap Lakra 20th, 69th; Rasananda Khalkho 22nd, 39th; Arbeen Kujur 24th, 61st; Deepak Lakra 7th, Sudeep Kerketta 13th, Sibren Lakra 38th) beat Puducherry (V Veerathaminzhan 58th) 14-1.
March 26: Steel Plant Sports Board (Janma Majhi 28th, 30th, 67th; Sanjiv Ekka 43rd, Anand Kujur 56th) beat Hockey Gangpur (Sudeep Kerketta 48th, Dilip Lakra 59th) 5-2.
March 28: Hockey Gangpur (Abhisek Lakra 8th, 33rd; Sanjay Surin 35th, 70th; Rasananda Khalkho 63rd, 65th; Sibren Lakra 12th; Arbeen Kujur 19th; Amardeep Dung Dung 47th; Deepak Lakra 61st) beat Uttarakhand (Vikas Pant 17th, Saurabh Patwal 42nd) 10-2.
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PHOTO: Hockey Gangpur junior men`s team poses in Rourkela before leaving for Chennai.
