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Bhubaneswar, May 10: Hockey Orissa was drubbed by Hockey Punjab 1-7 to finish fourth in a third and fourth place match of the Vth Women’s Junior National Hockey Championship at Rajnandgo, Chhatisgarh, Sunday.
With an excellent field goal by Arminder Kaur in the 11th minute, Hockey Punjab managed to be the first scorer. This was followed by another field goal in the 16th minute coming from the stick of Rajwinder Kaur. Hockey Orissa successfully opened their account in the 22nd minute through Dipti Lakra. Hockey Punjab added to their scorecard with the help of a penalty stroke which was beautifully converted by Manpreet Kaur in the 24th minute. Another field goal came when Rajwinder Kaur once again smashed it into the net in the 33rd minute. The first half ended in favour of Hockey Punjab who were leading by 4-1.
In the second half, two penalty corners were successfully converted by Manpreet Kaur and Ritu in the 39th and 44th minutes respectively. With another field goal resulting from the brilliant stick work of Arminder Kaur in the 62nd minute, Hockey Punjab sealed the third position.