Hockey: Navy, Central Secretariat to clash in final

Indian Navy, Mumbai, would clash with Central Secretariat, Delhi, in the final of the 14th PMC Bank-All India Guru Tegh Bahadur hockey tournament Tuesday.

In the semifinals, Navy overcame Air India 9-8 via the penalty shootout after the two sides finished on level terms 5-5 at the end of 70 minutes play.

Later, Central Secretariat rallied from a two-goal first half deficit to edge past local outfit Central Railway 4-3 in another keenly contested semi final clash at the MHAL-Mahindra Stadium.

Goalkeeper B Sanjay and midfielder cum drag-flick specialist Jugraj Singh played stellar roles in steering the sailors past Air India in the first of two semi final contests.

Both Navy and the young Air India outfits dished out a pleasing brand of attacking hockey that ended in stalemate.

In the crucial penalty shoot-out, Navy goalkeeper Sanjay made two vital saves as he foiled the attempts from Rajkumar Pal and skipper V S Vinaya to give the sailors the advantage.

Rajat Sharma did