Haryana, Railways and Odisha win on Day 4 of Hockey Nationals

: Haryana, Namdhari XI, Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB), Karnataka and Odisha register victories on the fourth day the 8th Senior Men's National Championship here today.

The opening match of the day saw Comptroller & Auditor General of India play out a 1-1 draw with Hockey Chandigarh in Pool D.

Chandigarh took the lead in the 8th minute but Comptroller & Auditor General of India made a comeback in the third quarter as they found the equaliser in the 42nd minute.

In the other Pool D match, it was Namdhari XI who beat Association of Indian Universities 2-0. Goals for Namdhari XI were scored in the first two quarters and were enough for them to secure the victory as they take their tally to six points from three matches, topping the Pool.

In Pool B match, Air India Sports Promotion Board came from behind twice to earn a 2-2 draw against Punjab & Sind Bank while Hockey Harayana beat Hockey Gangpur-Odisha 3-2.

In Pool C , Hockey Punjab ended up playing a 3-3 draw with the Mumbai Hockey Association Ltd to occupy the first position in the Pool with a tally of seven points from three matches.

The pool also saw Hockey Karnataka beat Services Sports Control Board 3-1 to secure their first win of the competition.

RSPB scored a 5-0 victory over Uttar Pradesh Hockey to make it three consecutive victories in the competition and remain top of the Pool A with a tally of nine points.

In the last match of the day, Hockey Odisha defeated Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy 4-2.