Haryana and Odisha emerged victorious in the semifinals of the 15th Hockey India Junior Men’s National Championship here on Thursday.

In the first semifinal, Haryana defeated Uttar Pradesh 3-0 with Nitin (3′, 54′) scoring two goals for his team and Jeetpal (47′) hitting the third. The second semifinal between Odisha and Punjab was a closely contested affair, in which Odisha defeated the hosts 3-2 with Karan Lakra (58′) scoring in the final few minutes of the game.

The other two goals for Odisha were scored by Pratap Toppo (1′, 15′), while captain Gursewak Singh (12′) and Manmeet Singh Rai (44′) struck one each for Punjab.