Goalkeeper Ryan Sequeira brought off brilliant saves in the tie-breaker to help Maharashtra defeat defending champions Services 4-1 and squeeze into the final of the men's hockey event at the 32nd National Games in Hyderabad on Friday.
In the other semi-final, Punjab rode on an early second-half strike by Kanwalpreet Singh to put it across Karnataka at the Begumpet hockey stadium.
The match between Maharashtra and Services failed to produce any goal even in extra-time.
In the tie-break, Vikram Pillay, Prabodh Tirkey, Anand Sonkar and Asad Khan converted for Maharashtra as only Balbir Singh managed to score for Services.
In the second match, Kanwalpreet Singh scored the only goal, converting a penanlty-corner in the 36th minute.