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Himachal lost 2-4 to Central Secretariat to crash out of the 7th Senior National Hockey Championship 2017 (Men) ‘B’ Division in Lucknow today. In a high scoring quarterfinal, Vinod Kumar put Hockey Himachal in front in the 13th minute, but the lead was short lived as Ajitesh Roy helped Central Secretariat draw level in the last minute of the quarter. In the second quarter, Central Secretariat picked up the pace and Felix Baa put the side ahead in the 24th minute.
The side extended the lead early in the third quarter via Jayesh Jadhav before Vinayak Bijwad sealed the game in the 53rd minute. Hockey Himachal scored through Naurvi Ram in the 45th minute, but in the end were not able to do enough as Central Secretariat booked their place in the final four. In other quarterfinal matches of the day, Petroleum Sports Promotion Board blanked Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu 2-0, while Central Reserve Police Force registered a 3-1 victory over Hockey Puducherry.
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