Railways beat Hockey Madhya Pradesh to win Hockey India Senior Women National Championship (A Division) title

Railways beat Hockey Madhya Pradesh to win Hockey India Senior Women National Championship (A Division) title

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Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) defeated Hockey Madhya Pradesh 5-0 in the final game to lift the title at the Ninth Hockey India Senior Women National Championship (A Division). Hockey Haryana beat Hockey Maharashtra by 3-2 goals to finish third in the tournament in Hisar.

RSPB  won their sixth straight title as they were crowned the Champions of the 9th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2019 (A Division) by defeating Hockey Madhya Pradesh 5-0 in the Final held at the Astroturf International Hockey Stadium in Hisar on Monday. A brace each from Neha (12', 16') and Navneet Kaur (25', 28') along with Vandana Katariya's goal in the 10th minute saw the Defending Champions secure yet another title in fine fashion. Whereas, it was Hockey Haryana who defeated Hockey Maharashtra 3-2 in the Bronze Medal match.

The Final of the competition saw Railways Sports Promotion Board start strongly, scoring their first goal in only the 10th minute as experienced Forward Vandana Katariya got her name on the score-sheet. Seconds later, it was Neha who struck for the Defending Champions as she scored off a Penalty Corner in the 12th minute to make it 2-0. Hockey Madhya Pradesh found it difficult to defend against the constant attacking threat of Railway Sports Promotion Board, and ended up conceding a third when Neha scored off a Penalty Corner again in the 16th minute. Hockey Madhya Pradesh tried to find their feet in the match, but Top-Scorer Navneet Kaur came up two more goals in the 25th and 28th minutes to get her tally to 12 goals in the competition. The fourth and the fifth goals almost finished Hockey Madhya Pradesh's hopes of making a comeback, and they had to settle for defeat in the Final match. In what turned out to be a replay of last year's Final, Hockey Madhya Pradesh came up short again to settle for Silver Medal, after having lost 0-4 last year as well.

Whereas, in the Bronze Medal match, it was Hockey Haryana who also finished third for a second year running. The team defeated Hockey Maharashtra 3-2 in the match as Sonika (6'), Rani Vandana (39') and Deepika (49') scored for them. The match started with Hockey Haryana scoring the first goal through Sonika in the 6th minute, but Hockey Maharashtra cancelled out their lead twice as their Forward H Lalruatfeli scored a brace (13', 42') in the match. With the scores tied at 2-2, it was only in the 49th minute that Hockey Haryana managed to score the winner as Deepika scored a field-goal to secure the Bronze Medal for her team.

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