EME beat ITBP (red) 4-0 in the semifinals of the Dashmesh Hawks Festival in Ropar. Tribune Photo

Ropar, March 29

Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME) will take on Signals in the final of the 28th Dashmesh Hawks All India Hockey Festival at the Hawks Stadium on Tuesday. Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME) blanked ITBP 4-0 in the first semifinal, while Signals defeated Jalandhar XI by a solitary goal on Monday. In the first semifinal, EME took the lead through a penalty corner by Saimon (10th min). Saimon scored again through a field goal in the 29th minute to make it 2-0. The second-half started on brisk note and EME scored the third goal through a solo effort by Mandeep Singh (Sr.) (37th min). Saimon scored his third goal (57th min) of the match to give EME  an unassailable 4-0 lead. In the second semifinal, Signals and Jalandhar XI made a number of moves early on but the forwards failed to give the finishing touches. As a result, the first-half ended goalless. Jalandhar XI was the first one to concede a goal in the 39th minute when G Das of Signals scored a field goal. Signals won the match by a margin of 1-0 and booked a seat in the final. — TNS