Pune, Sep 14 (PTI) Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) and Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) advanced to the final of the 4th Hockey India Senior Men Inter-Department National Championship on Saturday.

In the first semifinal, PSPB triumphed over Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) in a high-scoring contest, securing a 5-3 victory.

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Ajinkya Jadhav (21') gave SSCB an early lead in the second quarter, but PSPB's Gurjinder Singh (28', 55') equalised.

The final quarter saw a flurry of goals, with PSPB's Yousuf Affan (49'), Talwinder Singh (50'), and Arman Qureshi (57') adding to the tally, while Pawan Rajbhar (53') and Sushil Dhanwar (58') responded for SSCB.

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The RSPB edged out Food Corporation of India (FCI) 2-1 in a tightly contested second semifinal.

FCI took the lead early through Ankush (12'), but RSPB found the equalizer via Yuvraj Walmiki (46') before Atul Deep (57') netted the decisive goal, sealing a place in the final for RSPB. 7/21/2024

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