Bhubaneswar: In a nail-biting quarterfinal match on Tuesday, Hockey Association of Odisha suffered defeat from Hockey Punjab by 3-4 goals and their journey ends in the 15th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2025 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai.
Uttar Pradesh Hockey, Hockey Punjab, Hockey Jharkhand, and Hockey Madhya Pradesh advance as the final four. Uttar Pradesh Hockey will meet Hockey Punjab, while Hockey Jharkhand takes on Hockey Madhya Pradesh in tomorrow’s semi-final clashes.
In a high-scoring contest, Hockey Punjab edged past the Hockey Association of Odisha 4–3 to book their place in the semifinals. Odisha’s Captain Mandeep Kerketta (10’, 27’, 41’) put his side ahead early and went on to complete a hattrick, Captain Arshdeep Singh (14’) levelled the scores early for Punjab before Varinder Singh (39’), Anurag Singh (42’), and Sukhdev Singh (58’) sealed the victory.
Quarterfinal results: Uttar Pradesh Hockey defeated Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey 4–1.
Hockey Punjab defeated Hockey Association of Odisha 4–3.
Hockey Jharkhand defeated Hockey Chandigarh 13–0.
Hockey Madhya Pradesh defeated Hockey Haryana 2–1.
