The Indian junior males’s hockey group began their FIH Males’s Junior World Cup 2025 marketing campaign with a spectacular 7‑0 win over Chile of their first Pool B match.

The Indian junior males’s hockey group began their FIH Males’s Junior World Cup 2025 marketing campaign with a spectacular 7‑0 win over Chile of their first Pool B match. The event’s grand opening occurred on Friday on the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Egmore, Chennai.

Targets for India got here from Rosan Kujur (16’, 21’), Dilraj Singh (25’, 34’), Ajeet Yadav (35’), Anmol Ekka (48’), and Rohit (59′). Indian goalkeepers Bikramjeet Singh and Prince Deep Singh performed brilliantly to maintain a clear sheet.

The primary quarter was tense, with Chile exhibiting robust resistance and never giving India simple possibilities. Dilraj Singh tried a number of assaults, however India couldn’t rating regardless of incomes a penalty nook within the fifteenth minute.

India broke the impasse within the second quarter when Rosan Kujur scored within the sixteenth minute, sending the Chennai crowd right into a frenzy. He struck once more within the twenty first minute, giving India a 2‑0 lead and taking management of the sport.

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Dilraj Singh added one other aim within the twenty fifth minute, adopted by his second within the thirty fourth minute after a superb setup by Ankit Pal. Ajeet Yadav scored within the very subsequent minute to make it 5‑0, leaving Chile with little likelihood to combat again.

Within the closing quarter, Anmol Ekka scored from a penalty nook created by Manmeet Singh. The group’s captain Rohit sealed the victory with a penalty stroke within the 59th minute, finishing a large 7‑0 win.

This dominant efficiency gave India an ideal begin to their Junior World Cup marketing campaign, with a number of gamers showcasing their expertise and teamwork.