Wennappuwa & Colombo Are Champions

SLH NDB 44th Men’s & 03rd Women’s Under 21 Hockey Junior National Championships 2024 – Shalika Ground, Narahenpita, Colombo – concluded after 04 days

Semi Finals
Kandy HA beat Colombo HA 2 – 0
Wennappuwa HA beat Combined Universities HA 2 – 0

Consolation Final
Colombo HA beat Combined Universities HA
4 – 3 ( Penalties ) ( F / T 0 – 0 )

Championship Final
Wennappuwa HA beat Kandy HA 1 – 0

Best Goalkeeper : Neeliya Kavishni – Wennappuwa HA
Best Player : Nadall Sirimanna – Combined Universities HA

Men’s : 15 Teams

Quarter Finals
Colombo HA beat Kalutara HA 4 – 0
Matale HA beat Sri Lanka Schools HA Gold 1 – 0
Sri Lanka Schools HA Maroons beat Mercantile HA 7 – 6 ( Penalties ) ( H / T 1 – 1 ) ( F / T 3 – 3 )
Kandy HA beat Wennappuwa HA 7 – 6 ( Penalties ) ( F / T 0 – 0 )

Semi Finals
Matale HA beat Sri Lanka Schools HA Maroons 2 – 0
Colombo HA beat Kandy HA 3 – 0

Consolation Final
Kandy HA beat Sri Lanka Schools HA Maroons 1 – 0

Championship Final
Colombo HA beat Matale HA 2 – 1

Best Goalkeeper : Helaruwan Karunaratne – Kandy HA
Best Player : Nethmina Dharmakeerthi – Matale HA

Report assisted by Ashok Peiris / Perumal Vishvanathan
Photos courtesy Manoj Dilhan