LUCKNOW, Varanasi and Agra have made it to the semi-finals of the Under-16 State Level Boys Hockey Tournament by virtue of emerging as pool leaders from pools A, B and C, respectively, in the Under-16 State Level Boys Hockey Tournament in progress at the KD Singh Babu Stadium, here.
Agra defeated Basti 1-0 to collect full points in its last league encounter. The all-important goal was netted by Amit in the 19th minute of the play.
The match between Faizabad and Bareilly also proved to be a thriller in which the former emerged winner by a 1-0 difference. Due to a strong defence line-up on both the sides, no goals could be scored in first-half. However, dodging defenders skilfully, Shailendra Singh scored a field goal in the 36th minute of the play to impart a 1-0 lead to Faizabad which was maintained till the final whistle.
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Allahabad : 425 km
Bangalore : 1858 km
Bhubaneshwar : 1542 km
Calcutta : 1258 km
Dehradun : 318 km
Delhi : 204 km
Gwalior : 118 km
Jaipur : 232 km
Mamata Banerjee came but could not conquer.
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