Haryana claimed the 12th Hockey India Senior Men’s National Championships beating Tamil Nadu 3-1 via penalties here on Sunday. The teams were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time.
In a largely defensive game with teams relying more on opposition mistakes than being adventurous themselves in creating chances, Haryana took the lead when Deepak converted a penalty corner in the fourth minute.
Tamil Nadu stepped up to the challenge and levelled six minutes later through Saravana Kumar but things remained unchanged after that. The next 50 minutes saw few chances at either end with the ball remaining in play in the midfield most of the time.
