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Cuttack, April 3: Khurda, Angul and Cuttack won their respective matches to enter the semifinals of the Nalco Cup State Hockey Championship at the Barabati Stadium here Friday.
Khurda spanked Dhenkanal 9-0 with Praksash Barla (first, 19th and 21st) and Nitin Mukesh Tigga (eighth, 40th and 45th) getting hat-tricks. The other goals were scored by Summit Toppo (36th), Upendra Majhi (51st) and Sanjiv Ekka (67th).
In an exciting encounter, Angul scraped past Sundargarh 3-2. Xavier Ekka (fifth), Amrit Lakra (17th) and Dev Prakash Kujur (56th) got the goals for Angul, while Suraj Minz(19th) and Aswin Kujur (65th) were the scorers for Sundargarh.
In the third match, Cuttack edged out CRPF 3-2. The match was decided in the tie-breaker as it ended in a 1-1 draw in the regulation time.