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Odisha, UP, Jharkhand enter quarters of junior women's hockey

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Press Trust of India Sonepat

In the quarter-finals, defending champions Madhya Pradesh Hockey Association will face Delhi, while Jharkhand will take on Punjab on October 8.

In the remaining two last eight match, Chandigarh will play Uttar Pradesh while Odisha will lock horns against Haryana on October 9.

Unbeaten Odisha topped their pool with a 5-2 win over Karnataka.

Odisha, who led 3-0 in the first half, started slow after the change of ends which allowed Karnataka to reduce the margin through Ranjitha in the 43rd minute.

Thereafter, Reshma Lakra scored a brilliant field goal in the 55th minute and three minutes later Nilprajita Majhi successfully converted a penalty corner to give Odisha a comfortable 5-1 lead.

 

Ranjitha scored another for Karnataka in the 67th minute to reduce the scoreline to 5-2.

In another game, unbeaten Uttar Pradesh defeated Chhattisgarh 7-0 in their concluding Pool F match to qualify for the quarterfinals.

Kavita Maurya scored three goals for Uttar Pradesh, followed by Annu Kumar (2), Pranjal Sharma (1) and Kajal Malik (1). MORE

  

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First Published: Oct 07 2012 | 4:15 AM IST

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