The Association of Indian Universities (AIU) thrashed Andhra Pradesh 7-1, while Air India Sports Promotion Board (AISPB) beat Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) 3-0 in Poo A matches of the fourth Hockey India Senior Men National Championship, here today.
In the opening match of Pool A, Harasahib Singh (2nd, 15th, 67th minutes) scored a hat-trikc, while Satinder Dalal (24th, 44th) and Gagandeep Singh (57th, 60th) found the net twice each For AIU. For Andhra Pradesh Naga Srinu (6th) scored the consolation goal.
In the second game of Pool A, AISPB rode on goals from Osaf Ur Rehman (10th), Gaganpreet Singh (23rd) and Shivendra Singh (36th) to get ther better of SSCB.
The Pool B too witnessed one-sided encounters as Comptoller & Auditor General of India crushed Madhya Pradesh 7-0, while Punjab beat Sports Authority of India (SAI) 4-0.
For Comptoller & Auditor General of India, Balwinder Singh (3rd), Azam Baig (9th), Dyan Singh (23rd), Siddharth Shanker (30th), Chinnaappa Rao (55th), Darshan D S (57th) and Imran Khan (60th) scored a goal each.
Punjab's goals in their win over SAI came from the sticks of Gurvinder Singh (11th), Lovepreet Singh (46th), Rajpal Singh (51st) and Harpreet Singh (62nd).
