Champions DAV and MLNSS crash out

NEW DELHI, October 1: It was a day of upsets in the Limca Soccer Tournament at Modern School grounds here today. Reigning champions DAV S...

NEW DELHI, October 1: It was a day of upsets in the Limca Soccer Tournament at Modern School grounds here today. Reigning champions DAV School, Chandigarh and former champions Moti Lal Nehru Sports School, Rai lost to their unfancied rivals to bow out of the tournament. While St. George’s School, Mussorrie scored a stunning 3-0 victory over DAV School to ensure their passage into the semifinals, Moti Lal Nehru Sports School crashed to a 0-2 defeat at the hands of St. Alloysis School, Jabalpur. This was Jabalpur’s second win in a row which enabled them to move into the last four.

St. George’s School made their debut a memorable one, outplaying the Chandigarh boys in all departments of the game. Their passing, dribbling and ball control were superb. So good was their dominance that they did not allow the Chandigarh team to have a shy at the goal at all. The Mussoorie boys took control of the proceedings right from the start and opened the account in the 24th minute.

A move from the left saw Rohit Negi getting a pass in the middle and he despatched a powerful shot from 35 yards which dipped in and gave the goalkeeper no chance. In the next minute, Sandeep Gurang headed the ball in off a cross from the right to make it 2-0. The third goal came midway through the second half. Midfielder Shanta Mani broke through from the middle to the left and beat a couple of defenders to cut in and slip the ball to Siddharth Thapa who easily placed the ball in.

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St. Joseph’s School, Tamil Nadu chalked up their second consecutive win in the three-team pool D to book a berth in the semifinals. Tamil Nadu boys today defeated Pestle Weed College, Dehra Dun 3-0 with ease. S Sudhagar scored a brace while Guganasan netted the other goal. Former champions MLN Sports School, Rai failed to live up to their reputation and were outplayed by St. Alloysis School. Vikrant and J. Dheeraj netted a goal each in the first session.

Jabalpur were the dominant team in the first half and went ahead in the 14th minute with a brilliant goal by outside-right Vikrant. The nippy forward raced through the right flank and cut in to beat an onrushing goalkeeper with a neat grounder which went in off the post. J Dheeraj struck the second goal when he finished off a fine pass from the right.

Galaxy Public School, Nepal, showed their scoring prowess in the second session to pump in half-a-dozen goals without reply against Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, Jaipur to earn full points. The margin of their victory could have been doubled had their forwards not missed umpteen scoring opportunities.

After a barren first half, Deepak Lama and Deepak Limbav scored a goal each while Raj Kumar Shrestha and Binod Rai scored a brace.

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