Bhopal : Mumbai will take on Haryana in the final of the 63rd Senior National Hockey Championship at the Aishbagh Stadium here on Sunday. In the first semi-final played Friday night, Mumbai defeated Chandigarh 3-0, while Haryana beat Tamil Nadu 2-1 in the second one.
The match between Mumbai and Chandigarh was marred by a scuffle with players pushing and jostling each other.
However, tournament officials intervened and restored normalcy in the game.
Mumbai shot into the lead in the fourth minute when Gurdev Singh scored off a penalty corner. At half-time, Mumbai led 1-0. Two more goals were scored in the 63rd and 67 minutes.
In the second semi-final, Haryana opened its account in the 36th minute through a fine field goal by Naveen Antil. But six minutes later, Tamil Nadu equalised with R Ashok converting a penalty corner. However, Kulbhushan Vashisht converted a penalty stroke in the 57th minute to give his team a 2-1 victory. PTI
