~ Hockey Jharkhand defeated Hockey Madhya Pradesh 3-1 in the first Quarter-Final of Division ‘A’ ~
~ Hockey Maharashtra defeated Hockey Karnataka 5-0 in the second Quarter-Final of Division ‘A’ ~
~ Hockey Mizoram defeated Hockey Bengal 1-0 in the third Quarter-Final of Division ‘A’ ~
As we go ahead in the much-anticipated, 15th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2025, we have seen some action-packed encounters in Quarter-Finals of the tournament. Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Maharashtra and Hockey Mizoram won their respective games to secure a birth in the Semi-Finals. Hockey Haryana and Hockey Chandigarh are yet to play the fourth quarter final match today.
In the first quarter-final match of the day, Hockey Jharkhand defeated Hockey Madhya Pradesh 3-1, in Division ‘A’. Captain Albela Rani Toppo (4’) lead from the front and scored the first goal of the match followed by Rajni Kerketta (41’) and Pramodni Lakra (59’) who also scored on goal each for Hockey Jharkhand. On the other hand, Karishma Yadav (55’) scored the consolation goal in the final minutes for Hockey Madhya Pradesh.
In the next quarter-final match, Hockey Maharashtra defeated Hockey Karnataka 5-0. Akansha Singh (41’, 54’) scored a brace for her side. Priyanka Wankhede (30’), Kajal Sadashiv Atpadkar (44’) and Yogita Bora (59’) also scored one goal each to take the game away from Hockey Karnataka to confirm their spot in Semi-Finals.
In the third quarter-final match, Hockey Mizoram defeated Hockey Bengal 1-0 in a close encounter. Both the teams gave each other a fierce competition throughout the game. However, Deepika (50’) managed to take the ball to pass the goal-keeper in the final-quarter of the game and scored the only goal of the game.
Also, Hockey Haryana will face-off against Hockey Punjab in the fourth-quarter final match later today.
