Subroto Cup 2024 Junior Boys (U17): Government Secondary School qualifies for semi-finals

Subroto Cup semi-finals are all set with four good teams.

Govt. Secondary School, Monigong, Arunachal Pradesh overcame Lord Krishna SSS, Haryana 4-3 after being 3-1 down in the quarterfinal of the 63rd Subroto Cup Junior Boys International Football Tournament which was played here at the Tejas Football Ground. Byabang scored a hat-trick while Tage scored the winning goal for his side. Yaman, Sonu and Sameer scored for Haryana SSS.

They will now face Myngken Christian Higher Secondary School, Meghalaya in the semi-finals on Monday in the first semi-final while Sri Lanka Schools Football Association will lock horns with T.G English School, Bishnupur, Manipur in the second semis.

Lord Krishna SSS had a two-goal advantage by the 15th minute through strikes from Yaman and Sonu. Byabang halved the deficit in the 24th minute but Sameer’s strike in the 37th minute gave back the two-goal advantage for the Haryana side.

The school from Arunachal then scored thrice in eight minutes to stun their opponents. Byabang leveled the scores after scoring twice in the 53rd and 60th minute. Tage then scored the winner in the 61st minute to book their spot in the semi-finals.

Banganson scored an impressive hat-trick as Myngken Christian Higher Secondary School comfortably beat Minerva Public School, Mohali 3-1 in the quarterfinal at Tejas Football Ground for a place in the final four. Hemneichung scored the goal for Minerva Public School.

In the third quarterfinal at KIIT Global School, Gurugram, Sri Lanka Schools Football Association beat RMSA High School, Mizoram 2-1 for a place in the semi-finals.

Second-half strikes from Aman and Humaid scored the winning goals for the Sri Lankan side. Isak scored for the Mizoram side in injury time of the second half but it was not enough to extend the game into penalties.

On the same ground, Mianithoba’s 62nd minute strike against Amenity Public School, Uttarakhand was enough for T.G English School, Bishnupur, Manipur to book their spot in the semis.

RESULTS

QF 1: Myngken Christian Higher Secondary School, Meghalaya bt Minerva Public School, Mohali – 3-1

QF 2: Govt. Secondary School, Arunachal Pradesh bt Lord Krishna SSS, Haryana – 4-3

QF 3: Sri Lanka Schools Football Association bt RMSA High School, Mizoram – 2-1

QF 4: T.G English School, Bishnupur, Manipur bt Amenity Public School, Uttarakhand – 1-0

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