Title - Haryana eves pip Railways in national hockey

Lucknow:
Haryana defeated Railways 4-1 to win the 3rd Hockey India Senior Women National Championship here at the Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, on Tuesday.The match, a replay of last year’s final, picked up pace after defending champions Railways scored the opening goal of the match through Amandeep Kaur in the 15th minute.After conceding an early goal, Haryana forwards played attacking game and built pressure on their opponents. Their efforts bore fruit as Haryana equalized at the stroke of half-time through Udita.In the second half kept up the intensity and got the lead in the 47th minute through Narinder, who scored another in the 49th minute to put her team in a comfortable position.Railways wasted numerous scoring chances throughout the match, failing to convert 10 penalty corners. For the rail-women, any chance of a comeback was foiled when Udita scored her second in the 65th minute.