Railways to face Haryana in final of women s hockey championship

Rohtak (Haryana) April 29 (IANS) The Railway Sports Promotion Board and hosts Hockey Haryana entered the final of Hockey India s women 7th senior national championship ‘A Division following wins over Hockey Madhya Pradesh and Association of Indian Universities here on Saturday.

Railway Sports Promotion Board defeated Hockey Madhya Pradesh 2-0 thanks to goals from Neha (19th minute) and Poonam Barla (29th).

In the second semi-final hosts Hockey Haryana had to grind out a 2-1 victory against Association of Indian Universities. A largely defensive game saw Hockey Haryana s Pooja breaking the deadlock in the 52nd minute. Reena converted a penalty corner in the 54th minute to make it 2-0.

The Association of Indian Universities didn t give up though with Jyoti Gupta scoring a late goal in the 60th minute. In the end it wasn t enough as Hockey Haryana held on for a win and secured a place in the finals.

--IANS
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