R.K Roy Academy, Patna enter last-8 in style at 5th SNBP All-India Hockey Tournament (Boys’ Under-16)

Pune, 11th November 2021: R.K Roy Academy added themselves to the knock-out stage (quarterfinals) registering an easy win on Day 3 of the 5th SNBP All-India Hockey Tournament (Boys’ Under-16) at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahlunge-Balewadi, here on Thursday.

In a mid-afternoon Pool F encounter, the Patna side downed Belkulai CKAC Vidhyapith, West Bengal 7-0. The win was architected by a three-goal burst by Roshan Raj (30th, 35th, 40th) who struck in the second and third quarters. R.K Roy Academy led 2-0 at half-time with Jyotish Kumar (18th) and Roshan netting.

Later, Roshan netted twice and then it was a goal each by Md. Alishan (43rd), Suraj Kumar (45th) and Sachin Kumar (60th) to complete the tally.

RK Roy Academy, with their second win on the trot, thus became the second team to qualify for the last-8, after Regional Development Centre, Jharkhand became the first.

In a Pool-E encounter, Shiromani Gurudwara Parvandhak Committee (SPGC), Amritsar scored half a dozen (6-0) past Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu. Diljeet Singh (4th, 27th, 50th) led from the front and scored the opener and later added two more. Baljeet Singh (7th), Harshdeep Singh (16th) and Govinda Singh (36th) added to the tally.

In one-sided encounters, HAR Hockey Academy, Sonepat squashed Smart Hockey Academy, Raipur 14-0 in a Pool A: encounter. Four goals by Shukhvinder (3rd, 7th, 20th, 51st) and Sahil Ruhal (21st, 24th, 48th, 50th) highlighted the win while Nitin (38th,52nd), Rahul (44th, 50th) and Manav Paul (5th) added to the tally.

RESULTS

Pool F: R.K Roy Academy, Patna: 7 (Jyotish Kumar 18th; Roshan Raj 30th, 35th, 40th; Md. Alishan 43rd; Suraj Kumar 45th; Sachin Kumar 60th) bt Belkulai CKAC Vidhyapith, West Bengal: 0

Pool E: SPGC, Amritsar: 6 (Diljeet Singh 4th, 27th, 50th; Baljeet Singh 7th; Harshdeep Singh 16th; Govinda Singh 36th) bt Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu: 0

Pool A: HAR Hockey Academy, Sonepat: 14 (Shukhvinder 3rd, 7th, 20th, 51st; Manav Paul 5th; Sahil Ruhal 21st, 24th, 48th, 50th; Nitin 38th, 52nd; Rahul 44th, 50th; ) bt Smart Hockey Academy, Raipur: 0

Pool B: Guru Hockey Academy, Haryana: 16 (Ankush 2nd, 5th, 17th; Ali Raza 7th; Kunal 8th,34th; Mandeep 9th; Rasool Akaey 14th, 16th, 18th, 19th, 29th; Jitin 26th, 57th,58th; Aditya 36th; Kashi Kumar 40th) bt Mother Teresa HSS, Telangana: 0

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