NEW DELHI, November 4: BAV Inter College (Meerut) and Children Academy (Bhopal) have qualified for the super league from group 2 and 3 in the 16th Nehru-ONGC sub-junior hockey tournament now in progress at National Stadium here. The Meerut boys today recorded their second successive big win in their three-team group, humbling St Anthony High School, Goa 11-0.While B A V Inter College, Meerut scored a resounding 11-0 win over St Anthony High School (Goa) in group 2, Government High School from Gurgaon recorded a 7-0 verdict over Government Boys High School (Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir). In the two other matches slated for the day, Government High School (Kawnpuri, Mizoram) defeated Sadul Sports School (Rajasthan) 3-0 and Sat Guru Pratap Academy played a goalless draw with Torban Junior School from Manipur.
Shamsher Khan (3), Satish Kumar (2) and Imtiaz Ahmed (2) played a major role in BAV Inter College's second successive wn in the tournament. The Meerut team which beat Shivaji Vidyaniketan (Maharashtra) 12-0 yesterday, led 7-0 at the interval against the Goa team. Satish, who gave the team the lead in the eighth minute, struck once more in the 15th minute, a penalty corner conversion, for the team's fifth goal.
Shamsher Khan scored his three goals in the 10th, 11th and 49th minute. The other goal-getters were Jagdish Yadav (13th minute), Md Ishak Ali (23rd), Hemant Kumar (35th) and Rajeshwar Singh (55th). The winners led 7-0 at the interval. The Goanese were outplayed, earning just one penalty corner while the Meerut boys got nine and converted four of them.
The Meerut team has topped the three-team group with six points.
A three-goal effort by Karandip Singh was the highlight of Gurgaon school's runaway win over Poonch team. Pawan Kumar, Gulshan, Suresh and Somvir added a goal each to the team's tally. The winners led 5-0 at the interval.
Two goals by Lalsangbera (17th and 26th minutes) and one by Lalchhanhima (40th) for the Mizoram team sealed the fate of the Rajasthan school, who trailed 0-2 at the interval. It was the Mizoram team's first win in two games. The winners, however, could finish only second in their group (3) as Children Academy from Bhopal have topped the group with six points.
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