Punjab defeated Jharkhand 4-3 in the final to win the 15th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship title on Friday. The summit clash between Jharkhand and Punjab was a closely contested one with both teams slugging it out till the last minute.

Jharkhand scored two back-to-back goals in the second quarter through Ashish Tani Purti (21st) and Anish Dungdung (24th). However, Punjab equalised with Akshit Salaria (29th) and Varinder Singh (30th) scoring in quick succession.

Jharkhand’s Sukhu Guria (42nd) scored to give his team the lead once again. But a brace from Punjab’s Mandeep Singh (45th, 53rd) sealed the deal for Punjab. Earlier in the day, Uttar Pradesh beat Madhya Pradesh 5-3 to win the bronze medal.