Khelo: Odisha, Chandigarh, Haryana post wins in U17 men hockey

Odisha, Chandigarh and Haryana Monday register victories in the Under-17 men's category in hockey, while Punjab and Uttar Pradesh won their respective matches in the Under-21 men's category as the second edition of the Khelo India Youth Games 2019 started here.

The matches were held at the Mumbai Hockey Association Stadium.

In the Under-17 men's category, Odisha prevailed over Uttar Pradesh with a scoreline of 3-1 in a Pool A match.

Odisha ran away with the match as they scored three goals inside 43 minutes, with Prasant Lakra (7'), Sudeep Minz (39') and Deepak Ekka (43') getting their names on the score-sheet.

Ajay Yadav (55') scored the only goal for Uttar Pradesh, a release issued by the Hockey India said.

In the other Pool A match, Delhi and Maharashtra played out a 2-2 draw as the former cancelled out Maharashtra's lead twice to split the points.

Pool B's opening encounter saw Chandigarh beat Jharkhand 3-0 to bag three points.

Goals for Chandigarh were scored by ...