Orissa colts in semis

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Bhubaneswar, April 17: Orissa completed hat-trick of victories after thrashing Manipur 6-1 in their last league match of Group-D to enter into the semifinals of the Vth National Junior-A Division Boys’ Hockey Championships at Mysore, Friday.

Manipur drew first blood in the sixth minute, but after that it was Orissa all the way. Orissa restored parity in the 18^th minute through Suman Kujjur. Mukesh Diga doubled the lead in the 22th minute and Orissa went into the lemon break with a 2-1 lead.

After the change of ends, Orissa played more aggressively to score four goals. Suman (42^nd), Nitin Mukesh Tiga (60^th), Sumit Toppo (65^th) and Sudhir Kujjur (68^th) added to the tally.