Odisha today outclassed Tamil Nadu 9-1 in the fourth Sub-Junior National Championship (Division A) played in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
In another Pool A match, Chhattisgarh defeated Kerala by 7-1.
In the Pool B match between Bhopal and Andhra Pradesh, it was an evenly contested battle between both teams which ended with a 5-5 draw.
Results: Pool A: Hockey Odisha 9 Ashwin Kujur (6 min), Minil Toppo (10 min), Amit Chirmako (16 and 47 min), Sudhir Kujur (20 and 34 min), Biju Ekka (54 min), Nitin Mukesh Tigga (56 min) and Suraj Minz (62 min) Vs Tamil Nadu 1 R. Manikandan (40 min); Chhattisgarh 7 Prafool Kullu (18 min, 53 min), Chonhas Dung Dung (32 min), Deepak John (47 min), Sumeet Jha (50 min), Samresh Jojo (65 min and 67 min) vs Kerala 1 Sreejith B (36 min).
Pool B - Hockey Bhopal 5 Faizan Uddin (6 min, 13 min), Mohd Shariq (7 min), Mohd Faheem (49 min), Mohd Rashid (54 min) vs Andhra Pradesh 5 Harish Kumar Pamisetty (30 min), Kamal R. Prabhakar (39 min, 44 min), Sandeep Kumar (55 min, 61 min), Jharkhand 3 Noyel Topno (33 min), Buddu Tuti (36 min), Kumu Kullu (56 min) Vs Karnataka 2 Ajay S (4 min), Shashi Dung (60 min).
