Tamil Nadu Hockey Veterans have it easy with a 4-0 tour record
Tamil Nadu Veterans hockey association team who were on a goodwill tour in Sri Lanka recorded a 4-0 win in their four match series played against Mercantile HA Masters, Sri Lanka Masters and Colombo Malay Masters in Colombo and then old Sylvesters hockey club in Kandy.
They beat Sri Lanka Mercantile HA Masters by 7 – 2, Sri Lanka Masters 4 – 3 and Colombo Malay HC Masters by 5 – 2 and then Old Sylvesters Hockey Club Masters by 5- 1.
Match Results
1.Tamil Nadu Veterans beat Sri Lanka Masters 4 – 3 at astro turf in Colombo. Goal scorers for Tamilnadu – G.S. Porchezian , H. Raja, Vaman and S. Babu one each. Goal scorers for SL Masters – Ashok Peris, Mario Joseph and Jayasekaran one each.
2.Tamil Nadu Veterans beat Colombo Malay masters 5 – 2. Goal scorers for Tamilnadu veterans – G.S.H. Raja, Prabhaharan , S. Babu, Rajendran and Alex Roberts one each. Goal scorers for Colombo Malay masters – Shiran Amurdeen and M. Zaheer one each.
3.Tamil Nadu Veterans beat Mercantile HA Masters 7 – 2. Goal scorers for Tamilnadu veterans – Cedric 2, H. Raja, Vaman, S. Babu, Rajendran and R. Babu one each. Goal scorers for Mercantile HA Masters – Sumith Jayasena and Suresh Kumar one each.
4.Tamil Nadu Veterans beat Old Sylvesters Hockey Club in Kandy by 5 – 1. Goal scorers for Tamilnadu veterans – Vaman 3, Cedric 2. Goal scorer for Old Sylvesters hockey club – M. Fazel.
Tamil Nadu Veterans team members -
M. Raja, B. Prabhaharan, R. Main, Sri Kanth , A. Raja, Arun, Alex Roberts, Cedric, Joshva, Ravi Kumar, Vaman, Gandhi, Suresh Babu, Dixon, Rajendran and G.S. Porchezian.