Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra won their respective games while Punjab drew against Chandigarh in the Division A league matches of the Junior Women National Hockey Championship here on Thursday.
Chhattisgarh defeated Karnataka 6-1 with Madhu Sidar (6', 29', 39', 51') scoring four goals, while Sheetal Yadav (48') and Manisha Patel (41') slotted home a goal each. Vyshnavi Arul (12') scored the lone goal for Karnataka.
Maharashtra beat Andhra Pradesh 5-1, with Sanjana Raikwar (22', 52') and Sanika Chandrakant Mane (17', 57') scoring two goals each, while Sanjana Deshya Khetawat (13') was also on target.
Punjab had a close game against Chandigarh, with the former taking the lead through Pawanpreet Kaur (32'). Chandigarh's Priyanka (58') equalised in the dying minutes.
Uttar Pradesh also played out a 1-1 draw against Bengal. Laltlanchhungi (43') scored for Bengal while Kumari Peetambari (47') was on target for UP team.
This report includes content sourced from Press Trust of India (PTI), edited for clarity and context.
