Pune: Taleb Shah scored two more goals against Central Railways and helped his team GST & Customs enter the title clash in the senior division of Hockey Pune League on Saturday. GST & Customs won 4-2 at Major Dhyan Chand stadium in Nehrunagar, Pimpri. They will meet Krida Parbodhini in the title clash on Sunday.
Taleb converted a penalty corner in the first quarter before Alexander Moses’ field goal in the 17th minute made it 2-0. Central Railway hit back through the strikes from Vishal Pillay (penalty stroke) and Stephen Swami. But Taleb converted penalty stroke within two minutes of the opposition’s equaliser and added another goal four minutes from time.
Krida Prabodhini reached the final of junior division too where they will play Friends Union Club. Results (semifinals) Senior div: GST & Customs, Pune: 4 (Taleeb Shah 12’ pc, 42’ ps, 56’; Alexander Moses 17’) bt Central Railway, Pune: 2 (Vishal Pillay 32’ ps; Stephen Swami 40’). Krida Prabodhini ‘A’: 4 (Sachin Kolekar 3’; Rohan Patil 21’; Dhairyashil Jadhav 38’ pc; Sachin Rajgade 60’) bt Food Corporation of India (FCI), Pune: 1 (Ajay Naidu 18’).
Junior div: Friends Union Club: 3 (Kunal 7’ pc; Shubham Thakur 12’ ps; Yash Thakur 32’) bt Hockey Lovers Sports Club: 2 (Swapnil Garsund 4’; Hitesh Kalyana 53’ pc). Krida Prabodhini ‘B’: 5 (Kartik Patare 2’ ps, 29’, 33’, 58’; Suraj Shukla 33’) bt Poona Hockey Academy: 0. We also published the following articles recently Paris O.