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Bharat Petroleum enters semifinals

Principal Correspondent

NEW DELHI: Pundlik Bellary and Joginder pumped in two goals apiece as Bharat Petroleum scored its second straight win to make it to the semifinals of the 17th Lal Bahadur Shastri hockey tournament at the Shivaji Stadium here on Wednesday.

Bellary opened the account early on in the third minute and then scored the final goal of the match in Bharat Petroleum's 5-2 win against the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in the Pool `A' match.

The petroleum team improved its lead in the 21st minute after having wasted two penalty corners. On seasoned Ravi Naiker's push, Joginder's flick found the woodwork for 2-0 lead.

Aiyamma made it 3-0, three minutes before halftime on a good solo run from the centre of the turf. The ONGC pulled one back in the 48th minute through Ranjeet. Bharat Petroleum shot back three minutes later when Joginder on the hunt pushed the ball on the third pass following a penalty corner. The ONGC was quick to counterattack when Pramod Kumar's drag-flick tore the netting in the 53rd minute. Bellary, however, had the last laugh when he scored seven minutes from the close.

In a pool `B' match, Indian Oil drew its second straight league match when the Punjab National Bank held the better-rated side to a 1-1 draw.

Indian Oil had took the lead in the third minute Roshan Minz. The bankmen equalised in the 38th minute through Daman Deep

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