Kolkata Railway eves emerge hockey champs

Tribune News Service

Kapurthala, February 27

South Eastern Railway (SER), Kolkata, won the final of the 44th All-India Railway Women’s Hockey Championship played on Synthetic Turf Hockey Stadium at Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala. The SER team won the title defeating Northern Railway, New Delhi, (4-1).

Both teams were tied (1-1) till the allotted time. Later, South Eastern Railway, Kolkata, team emerged victorious (4-1) in the shootout.

Earlier, in the match for third and fourth positions, Central Railway, Mumbai, defeated Western Railway, Mumbai, (2-1). Monica and Lalru Atfaili scored one goal each for the winning team, while Neeraj Rana scored a solitary goal for Western Railways.

Eight teams took part in the seven-day championship and were divided into two groups. Pool A included teams from Central Railway, Mumbai, North Central Railway, Prayag, Western Railway, Mumbai, and East Central Railway, Hajipur,

while Pool B included hosts Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, South Eastern Railway, Kolkata, North Eastern Railway, Gorakhpur, and Northern Railway, New Delhi.

S Srinivas, General Manager, Rail Coach Factory, distributed prizes among the winners, runners-up and players.

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