Punjab takes on UP in semifinals, MP faces Manipur

Two time finalist Haryana was knocked out of the competitors after a 2-3 loss to Punjab within the quarterfinals of the fifteenth males’s hockey nationwide championships Division A right here on Saturday.

Two targets in as many minutes by Punjab, together with a penalty stroke by Jugraj Singh, helped it take a 3-1 lead quickly after resumption of play within the third quarter and though Haryana pulled one again in the direction of the tip, it was too little too late. Punjab will now tackle Uttar Pradesh within the semifinals after the latter got here from a purpose all the way down to beat Karnataka 3-1 within the final match of the day.

Additionally advancing to the final 4 was Madhya Pradesh with a 4-2 win over Maharashtra within the shootouts after the groups have been tied 1-1 on the finish of regulation time, each targets coming inside the primary ten minutes of play. It’ll play Manipur who beat Tamil Nadu 4-1 in SO after a goalless 60 minutes, Karthi Selvam the lone scorer for Tamil Nadu, who additionally missed a stroke.

Earlier, Chhattisgarh and Arunachal Pradesh earned promotion to Division B of the championships by topping the desk in Division C whereas Mizoram and Andhra Pradesh have been relegated from Division B to C. The desk toppers in Division B – Chandigarh and Delhi – have been promoted to the top-tier Division A and can exchange the underside two groups from Division A.

The outcomes (quarterfinals): Manipur 0 bt Tamil Nadu 0 in SO; Madhya Pradesh 1 (Pratap Lakra 6) bt Maharashtra 1 (Aakib Rahim 9) in SO; Punjab 3 (Araijeet Singh Hundal 15, Jugraj Singh 33, Pardeep Singh 34) bt Haryana 2 (Sanjay 32, Kuldeep 56); Uttar Pradesh 3 (Manish Yadav 45, Pawan Rajbhar 52, Shardanand Tiwari 59) bt Karnataka 1 (Rahul CJ 24).

Sunday’s semifinals: MP vs Manipur (5 pm), Punjab vs UP (7 pm).