SGGS, Rock Rovers Club hockey champs

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 29

Sri Guru Gobind Singh College (SGGS) Club, Sector 26, registered a 3-2 win over Wanderers Club to win the men’s title on the concluding day of the State Hockey Championship organised by Hockey Chandigarh at the Sector 42 Sports Complex today.

Yograj opened the account for the Sector 26 outfit in the 11th minute, while Raman doubled the lead in the 27th minute. Wanderers Club, meanwhile, reduced the margin as Surinder scored a field goal to make it 1-2. However, Yograj netted his second goal to make it 3-1 in the favour of SGGS Club. Wanderers Club scored its second goal in the 59th minute through Paramvir to make it 2-3. The score line remained unchanged till the final whistle.

3BRD Air Force claimed the third position by defeating CISF 2-0.

In the women’s final, Rock Rovers Club defeated SGGS Hockey Club (5-4) via tie-breaker. Earlier, the match ended in a 1-1 draw during the stipulated time. Rock Rovers claimed lead through Ravina Rani in the 22nd minute. However, SGGS cancelled the goal through Kritika in the 54th minute.

Government Model High School, Sector 42, logged a 7-0 win over the Sector 42 hockey stadium to claim the third position.

Tejdeep Singh Saini, Director Sports, along with Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, Sports Minister, Punjab, and Anil Vohra, general secretary, Hockey Chandigarh, awarded the winners. Technical officials Rajwinder Kaur, Gurpreet Kaur and Sarika Thakur were also honoured.