St Stephen’s-45 claim boys’ U-17 inter-school football title

Powerhouse St Stephen’s School,Sector 45 players came up with a power-packed performance as they blew away DAV Senior Secondary School,Sector 8,in the final of the UT Inter School Football Championship for boys’ Under-17 at the Government Model Senior Secondary School ground in Sector 22. Led by a combined team effort,St Stephen’s-45 registered a facile 3-0 victory over DAV-8 in a lop-sided encounter.

Overcoming rain and slippery ground conditions,the St Stephen’s-45 players showed tremendous grit and determination to keep the DAV-8 players at bay.

Pankaj opened the account for St Stephen’s-45 when he collected a well-executed pass from left-winger Rinreithan and showing great skills,controlled the ball before blasting the ball past a diving DAV-8 keeper from 25 yards.

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Then,Bipanjot doubled the lead in the 40th minute through a clinical finish.

The hapless DAV-8 defenders had a torrid time at the back and Nikhil made full use of a sloppy tackle from the opposition defenders to score St Stephen’s third goal in the 55th minute.