Namdhari XI, Bihar, Mumbai Hockey Association Ltd and Uttarakhand resgistered easy victories in their respective pool matches of the fourth Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2014 at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium here today.
In Pool A, Namdhari thrashed Gujarat 9-0 to claim their first win in the tournament.
Namdhari went all out from the beginning of the match, and took a 2-0 lead when Bhagat Singh Dhillon converted two penalty corners in the fifth and 15th minutes before Santa Singh (27th) and captain Kuldeep Singh (29th) extended their lead to 4-0 at halftime through field strikes.
After the change of ends, Namdhari pumped in five more goals to complete the rout. Udham Preet Singh scored two goals (37th, 54th) while Avtar Singh (50th), Mehkeet Singh (54th) and Gurjant Singh (68th) found the net once each for the winners.
In another Pool A match, Bihar defeated Rajasthan 4-2. In Pool A.
For Bihar Sankalp Raghav (12th, 21st), Naveenminz (23rd) and Bhim Kumar (54th) were the scorers while Rajasthan reduced the margin through goals from Ankit Kushwah (13th) and Amit Yadav (59th).
In the first match of Pool B, Mumbai Hockey Association Ltd routed Goa 13-0, while in the other game of the same pool Uttarakhand beat Jammu and Kashmir 5-3.
