Haryana was on Sunday topped the champion of the twelfth Senior Males's Nationwide Hockey Championship right here, beating Tamil Nadu 3-1 within the shootout after the ultimate ended 1-1 within the regulation time.
Haryana gained the trophy for the primary time since 2011.
The match began with Deepak giving Haryana a 1-0 lead within the fourth minute. However Saravana Kumar was in a position to shortly degree the rating, getting the equaliser within the tenth minute of the match for Tamil Nadu.
Within the shootout, Haryana scored thrice in its first 4 makes an attempt, whereas Tamil Nadu succeeded within the first try however missed within the following three makes an attempt.
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Talking on the win, Haryana head coach Sandeep Sangwan mentioned, "It has been a pleasure to see the expansion of our workforce over time, and all through this event as effectively.
"I used to be a member of the teaching workforce when Haryana had gained the senior males nationals first time in 2011. Gagandeep Singh was the youngest member of that workforce and now he has led the workforce as captain. I can not specific in phrases how completely satisfied I'm." Sangwan added that the win will inspire gamers on the junior and sub-junior degree to do effectively.
Karnataka prevailed over Maharashtra 4-3 within the third/fourth place classification match.
