Shahrukh Ali scored a hat-trick to help Uttar Pradesh Hockey defeat Hockey Jharkhand 3-0 in the final and emerge as the champions of the 12th Hockey India Sub-junior Men’s National Championship 2022 in Panaji yesterday.<\/p>\n
Shahrukh Ali scored all three goals for the winners, — all field goals coming in the 10th, 13th, and 47th minute of the match to seal victory for Uttar Pradesh Hockey.<\/p>\n
Speaking about his team’s victory, Uttar Pradesh Hockey Coach Vikas Pal said, “It’s a great feeling to beat a strong team like Hockey Jharkhand in the Final. It’s a big achievement for these kids, for me as a coach, and the entire fraternity of Uttar Pradesh Hockey as well.”<\/p>\n
“It was a big win, to be honest. Players gave their best, and I would say the semi-final win against Haryana set the tempo for us. It boosted the confidence of our players and I think that really helped us today. I am feeling really proud of this achievement, and it will certainly motivate these kids of U-16 level to do well and win more and more medals to climb up the ranks in their career,” he added.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the day, the Hockey Association of Odisha defeated Hockey Haryana 5-2 in the match to decide the 3rd\/4th place and finished on the podium.<\/p>\n
Irengbam Rohit Singh (22′, 37′) struck a brace and thereby finished as the top scorer of the tournament with 12 goals, while Aryan Xess (7′), Ricky Tonjam (19′) and Sanjit Tirkey (24′) scored a goal for the winning team. Hockey Haryana’s goals were scored by Ravi (28′) and captain Bittu (50′).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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