Chhattisgarh to face Kerala in Jr eves hockey national final

Mysore, Mar 12:Chhattisgarh will play Kerala in the Division B final of the fourth Hockey India Junior Women National Championship after registering easy wins in their respective last-four round matches at the Chamundi Vihar Hockey Ground, here today.
While Chattisgarh thrashed Manipur 4-0 in the first semi-final, Kerala stunned Gangpur Odisha 2-0 in the other last-four game.
In the first semifinal, Chattisgarh scored two goals each on either side of the break through Ishika Chaudhary (8th minute), Priyanka Parihar (34th), Akanksha Parmar (38th) and Sadhna Sengar (65th) to register the comfortable win.
In the semifinal game, Kerala rode on two field goals from the sticks of M R Sindhu (26th) and Amala Thomas (68th) to set up the summit clash against Chattisgarh.
Results:
Semi-finals 1: Chhattisgarh 4 Ishika Chaudhary (8th); Priyanka Parihar (34th); Akanksha Parmar (38th); Sadhna Sengar (65th) vs Manipur 0.
Semi-final 2: Kerala 2 M R Sindhu (26th); Amala Thomas (68th) vs Gangpur Odisha 0. (PTI)