more-inSambhalpur University rode on a five-goal haul by Nitin Mukesh Tigga to defeat Savitri Bai Phule University, Pune 9-3 in a Pool ‘D’ match of the 24th Nehru all- India inter-university hockey tournament at the Shivaji Stadium here on Sunday. Tigga, named man-of-the-match, opened the scoring for the winner and then struck at regular intervals before deservedly wrapping up the match with a final goal in the 69th minute for the team’s second big win in as many games. In Pool ‘A’, Bangalore University beat Punjab Agricultural University 5-1. Zaheel Mouseen 2, Machaiah P.A., Veeranna Gowda, Abraham Sudev B.) bt PAU, Ludhiana 1 (Simran Singh); Pool ‘C’: SRM, Chennai 4 (R. Senthil Krishnan, Tamizharasan, J. Prabhu, S. Sunil Murthy) bt Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education, Gwalior 0; Pool ‘D’: Sambhalpur 9 (Nitin Mukesh Tigga 5, Anugrah Kujur 2, Jyoti Lakra, Teophil Kujur) bt Savitri Bai Phule, Pune 3 (Shah 2, Ajinkya).

Source: The Hindu March 05, 2017 12:46 UTC