Odisha Naval Tata team defeat Army Boys 7-1, Bilkan scored a hat-trick

Four matches were played between different teams on the third day of the ongoing 19th All India Balwant Singh Kapur Hockey Tournament Under-19 at Surjeet Hockey Stadium. On this occasion, athlete Sucha Singh Arjun Awardee, Jatinder Singh Pannu, Harbhajan Kaur, Sukhwinder Singh SP Headquarters, Olympian Surinder Singh Sodhi arrived as chief guests.

In the first match on Tuesday, in Pool C, Surjit Hockey Academy Jalandhar defeated Jarkhar Hockey Academy Ludhiana 4-2. Jashanpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh, Manrup Singh, Yuvraj Singh scored goals for Surjit Academy. Arjandeep Singh and Gurmanavdeep Singh scored 1 goal each for Jarkhar Academy. Jashanpreet Singh of Surjit Academy was chosen man of the match.

In Pool B, SAI NCOE Lucknow defeated Shahbad Hockey Academy Haryana 5-2. For the winning team, Gurpreet Singh scored two goals, Ritesh Pandey, Mithlesh Yadav, Suraj Kumar scored 1 goal each. Kush Manjhi and Neeraj scored 1 goal each for Shahbad Hockey Academy. Lucknow team's Gurpreet Singh was chosen man of the match.

In Pool C, SAIL Hockey Academy Roorkela defeated SAI NCOE Sonepat Haryana 5-2. Arjun Lakra, Rohit Ikka, Sandeep Lakra, Krishna Mohan, Lailson Minz scored goals for the winning team while Sunil and Sirjan Yadav scored 1 goal each for NCOE Sonipat Haryana.

In Pool D, Odisha Naval Tata High Performance Centre defeated Army Boys Sports Company Bangalore 7-1. On behalf of the winning team, Bilkan Oram scored a hat-trick, Bidyananda Singh, Deepak Pradhan scored goals. Captain Arjun scored the only goal for the Army Boys team. Bilkan Oram of Odisha Naval Tata team was chosen man of the match.

Matches to be played on December 10:

SAI NCOE Imphal vs Ghuman Heera Riser Hockey Academy Delhi 9.30 am.

Boys Hostel Lucknow vs Hockey Himachal Academy 11.00 am. SGPC Academy Amritsar vs Round Glass Hockey Academy Mohali 1.00 pm. Namdhari Sports Academy vs Naval Tata Hockey Academy Jamshedpur 2.30 pm.