Hockey India Junior Women National Championship: Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand Advanced to the Final

Hockey Madhya Pradesh and Hockey Jharkhand advanced to the Final after victories in their respective Semi Final matches on the ninth day of the 14th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2024 in Ranchi, Jharkhand today.

Hockey Madhya Pradesh confirmed their spot in the Final after a 1 - 1 (5 - 4 SO) win against Hockey Association of Odisha . Bahala Surekha (18’) scored to give Hockey Association of Odisha the lead but Patel Sneha (59’) in the penultimate minute of the match equalised for Hockey Madhya Pradesh and forced a penalty shootout. With both teams scoring two goals each in the shootout the match advanced to sudden death. Katariya Khushi, Kajal, and Huda Khan scored for Hockey Madhya Pradesh while their goalkeeper Krisha Parihar saved the third penalty to secure the win.

Hockey Jharkhand defeated Hockey Haryana 2-1 to secure their spot in the Final. Roshni Aind (7’) and Parwati Topno (43’) scored to grant Hockey Jharkhand a two goal lead in the game. Captain Nandni (58’) scored to reduce the deficit by a goal for Hockey Haryana but they failed to change the outcome of the game any further.