Simdega: Jharkhand Girls went to fight against Haryana 2-3 in the final of the 11th Junior Women’s National Hockey championship played here on Friday night.
Previously on that day, Maharashtra beat Chandigarh 6-2 to pocket a third place.
In the final, Jharkhand led the beginning after Deepika Soren managed to change the angle of the penalty in the fifth minute.
Haryana, however, returned from behind and not only equalized in the first quarter but scored two more goals.
Roshni Kumar Jharkhand changed another penalty in the 39th minute and narrowed the gap to one goal.
However, the prospect of equalizer is damaged by several opportunities that are missed in a striking circle.
“We spent half a dozen penalty opportunities that we should converge and it made us a game,” said Jharkhand Pratima Barwa coach after the match.
It sounds disappointed, the former captain of the Indian Women’s Hockey team, Asunta Lakra, who watched the match, said, “Our girls cannot change some opportunities.
Instead, Haryana players cash most opportunities and score goals.” For Haryana, Neelam converts two angles.
” Penalty while Seema scored a field goal in the 21st minute to seal the fate of Jharkhand and won the title.
Haryana finished with 50 goals in the tournament.