DPS, Vasant Kunj mauled by Ashoknagar Vidyasagar Banibhaban
Bangalore, April 19, 2013: The
boys from Kolkata’s Ashoknagar Vidyasagar Banibhaban maintained their excellent
form on the field, winning their third match in a row by beating Delhi Public
School from Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 3 – 2 in the inter-city leg of the 3rd
Mahindra Youth Football Challenge at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Friday.
Shanu Majumder, Umesh Das and Santanu
Debnath scored the Kolkata based school’s goals to power them to victory.
Though Sanat Gupta’s twin goals did give Ashoknagar Vidyasagar Banibhaban some
anxious moments, the promising team still won the contest by one goal to ensure
they stay right on top. Although he did not score any goals, Delhi’s young
Nachiketa Datt was awarded the Star Performer for a phenomenal effort on the
field.
In other matches, Bangalore’s Greenwood
International School went ahead to win their second match by defeating Calicut
based St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School 1 – 0. Playing on his home ground,
Varun Nambiar scored for his team in the 48th minute of the match.
The opponents were unable to open their account. Bangalore’s Aryamaan Singh
Kunwar was recognized as the Star Performer.
Panjim’s Don Bosco High School
registered their second victory by defeating their counterparts from Don Bosco
High School, Matunga, Mumbai, 2 – 1. The real action began in the second half
of the match when Bryce Mirandda scored the first goal for Mumbai. This was
followed by Elmer Seaueira and Glevito S Miranda’s goals for Goa in the 36th
and 46th minutes of the match, giving them the edge they needed to
win. Glevito Miranda was the Star Performer.
India’s best under-14 football players
from leading schools across six Indian cities are here to battle it out in the
tournament.
The Mahindra Youth Football Challenge is
the Mahindra Group’s commitment to promote football at the grassroots level.
The company has partnered with Scottish football giant Celtic Football Club,
who is taking on the responsibility of training and developing young talent
identified through the initiative.
Results:
Ashoknagar Vidyasagar Banibhaban
(Kolkata) 3 (Shanu Majumder 1, Umesh Das 1, Santanu Debnath 1) bt Delhi Public
School, Vasant Kunj (New Delhi) 2 (Sanat Gupta 2); Greenwood International
Bangalore 1 (Varun Nambiar 1) bt St. Joseph's High School, Calicut (Kerala) 0; Don
Bosco High School, Panjim (Goa) 2 (Elmer Seaueira 1, Glevito S Miranda 1) bt
Don Bosco High School, Mumbai 1 (Bryce Mirandda 1).
Tomorrow’s matches:
8 am Mumbai v/s Kerala; 9 am Delhi v/s
Goa; 10 am Kolkata v/s Bangalore
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