Hojai (Assam) [India], Jan 9 (NT): Madhya Pradesh prepared a rich vein of form as they beat up Goans 6-0 in their Pool A clash of the 8th Hockey India Sub Junior Men's National Championship here at the Hojai Hockey Stadium.

The teams went into the half-time break level at 0-0 but it was an onslaught of goals from the Hockey Madhya Pradesh team which saw them score six goals in the second half.Shubham Lahoria (49', 55'), Satyam Barde (63', 70'), Sumit Chaurasia (40'), and Aditya Chhetry (50') scored the goals for Hockey Madhya Pradesh.

In a Pool B match, Bengaluru Hockey Association secured a triumphant 8-1 victory over Hockey Puducherry. The match saw Ashik N R score a hat-trick (4', 6', 49') by converting three penalty corners to put his team in a commanding position. The other goals for Bengaluru Hockey Association were scored by captain Umashankar (25'), Hanumesh (33'), Bapul Kumar R Kaloji (40'), Ankit (43'), and Ramaji Prasanth Kumar (67') while M Jeevanandum scored for Hockey Puducherry in the last minute of the match.

In a Pool C encounter, Hockey Madhya Bharat beat Vidarbha Hockey Association 9-1. It was captain Irbaz Khan (11', 14', 19', 31', 42') who scored five goals inside 42 minutes to give his team Hockey Madhya Bharat a 5-0 lead, which was later extended to a 9-0 lead through goals from Harsh Sethiya (50'), Arbaz Khan (56'), Saif Ali Khan (60') and Ankit Pal (61'). Laxmikant Kawale (65') scored the consolation goal for Vidarbha Hockey Association.