15-May-2022
Hockey Association of Odisha (HAO) won the bronze medal in the 12th Hockey India Sub-Junior Men National Championship, defeating Hockey Haryana 5-2 in the 3rd/4th-place match at Pedem Sports Complex in Mapusa, Goa today. Uttar Pradesh Hockey emerged champions beating Hockey Jharkhand 3-0 in the final.
The unbeaten journey of HAO ended in the semifinals yesterday as they went down fighting to defending champions Hockey Jharkhand 3-1 in shootout after the scores were tied 1-1 at the end of the regulation 60 minutes.
HAO reached the last-four stage, getting the better of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Hockey 2-0 in the quarter-finals. HAO stormed into the quarterfinals, winning all three of their Pool-E league matches by big margins. They thrashed Kerala Hockey 14-0, Hockey Andhra Pradesh 18-0 and Hockey Mizoram 6-0.
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