JOIN USThey were made to toil hard for a point against Railways in their previous Pool A game, but against the Food Corporation of India (FCI), a rejuvenated Karnataka side notched up a 6-3 win at the 6th Senior National Men’s Hockey Championship (A Division) here on Monday.
Against FCI, Thimmanna PL was their star performer as he slotted in two goals in the 12th and the 56th minutes, while Dung Dung S scored in the eighth and the 45th minutes. Aiyappa PR (24th min) and Somanna Pradhan (49th min) were the other scorers. For FCI, Neeraj (28th min), Vikram Yadav (20th min) and skipper Munish Rana (45th min) slotted in.
Results: Karnataka: 6 (Dung Dung S 8th, 45th, Aiyappa PR 24th, Thimmanna PL 12th, 56th, Somanna Pradhan 49th) bt FCI: 3 (Neeraj 28th, Vikram Yadav 20th, Munish Rana 45th); CAG: 3 (Bundela SS 19th, 34th, Sarvjeet Singh 45th) bt Maharashtra: 1 (Vinit Kamble 50th); AIU: 5 (Kanwarjeet Singh 13th, 48th, Gurjinder Singh 21st, 42nd, Harsahib Singh 50th) bt Bhopal: 0; Mumbai: 4 (Harjit Singh 24th, 60th, Waseem Khan 32nd, Mayur Patil 48th) bt MP: 1 (Arjun Sharma 51st).