Devika pushes Haryana into final
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, February 8
Devika Sen scored a brace as Hockey Haryana beat Hockey Maharashtra 3-2 in the 10th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2020 (A Division) semifinal at Kollam, Kerala, today.
Deepika put Haryana ahead in the 6th minute, but Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke helped Maharashtra draw level in the 12th minute.
Haryana regained the lead through Devika in the 23rd minute. However, Maharashtra, after some desperate attempts, managed to restore the parity through Rutuja Dadaso Pisal in the 53rd minute.
A minute later, Devika came up with her second goal of the match to push Haryana in to the final, where they will meet Sports Authority of India (SAI).
SAI beat Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy 2-1 in penalty shootout after the two teams failed to break the deadlock in the regulation time.
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