Mercantile Hockey Knockout Championship 2020 round one held successfully

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The Mercantile Hockey Association successfully conducted the first round of the ‘Mercantile Hockey Knockout Championship’ at the Astro Turf, Torrington on 26 September.

The finals are scheduled to be played on 3 October at the same venue.

In this popular tournament, which was inaugurated way back in 1953, the champions of the “A” division will carry away the Hatna Trophy sponsored by Hatton National Bank while the “B” division winners will receive the MAS Holdings Trophy sponsored by MAS holdings group.

Results of the Semi Final played last Saturday:

A Division

1st semi final

HNB Group beat Allianz Insurance 6-1

Damith Bandara scored a hat-trick

Gimhana Gunathilake 2 goals

Nuwan Mahara 1 goal

For Allianz Insurance Rasika Wishwajith scored 01

2nd Semi Final

Sampath Bank beat Commercial Bank 4-3 on penalty strokes

At full time Sampath Bank 3 Commercial Bank 3

For Sampath Bank goals scored by

Diluka Weerasuriya 02 Buwaneka Parahitiyawa 01

Commercial Bank

Milan Ariyawansa 02 Anju Hewage 01

B Division

1st semi final

HSBC beat Seylan Bank on penalty strokes 5-4

At full time HSBC 1 Seylan Bank 1

For HSBC Ashan Rathnayake and Seylan Bank Jeffry Irshad scored a goal each

2nd Semi Final

Hayleys Group beat Commercial Bank B 5-2

For Hayleys Group

Dilan Silva 02

Chintana Akalanka 02

Bodika Dias 01

Commercial Bank

Ravindra Thanthirige scored 2 goals

A Division Final

Sampath Bank vs. HNB

B Division Finals

Hayleys Group vs. HSBC