HYDERABAD: Bangalore STC won the South Zone inter-SAI Sports Training Centre hockey tournament for senior boys with a 3-2 win over Secunderabad STC in the final here on Friday.
A field goal by winger Nanaiah put Bangalore ahead in the 14th minute and Madappa made it 2-0 just before the break. On resumption, Kalappa added one more goal (3-0).
Though Secunderabad fought back well and scored twice through G. Vijay Kumar and T. Balagangadhar Tilak, both field goals, the Bangalore outfit tightened its defence and ensured itself a victory.
Other results: Semifinals: Bangalore 4 (Mudappa, K.A. Nilesh 2, Nanaiah) bt Chennai 1 (Phillip Martin).
Secunderabad 5 (Veer Singh, M. Nagaraj, K. Sathmaheshwar Rao, T. Balagangadhar Tilak, G. Vijay Kumar) bt Pondicherry 3 (Santosh, Vinod Kumar, Sellamuthu).
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