Subroto Cup 2024 Junior Boys (U17): Meghalaya thrash Arunachal Pradesh to enter finals

The side will be facing Manipur’s T.G. English School in the final.

Banganson scored yet another hat-trick as Myngken Christian Higher Secondary School, Meghalaya crushed Govt. Secondary School, Yazali, Arunachal Pradesh 7-0 to enter the finals of the 63rd Subroto Cup Junior Boys International Football Tournament which was played here at the Tejas Football Ground. They will face T.G English School, Bishnupur, Manipur in the finals on Wednesday (11th September) at the Ambedkar Stadium who qualified for the summit clash by edging out Sri Lanka Schools Football Association by a solitary goal.

Myngken Christian HSS was in cruise control from the start of the Subroto Cup 2024 Junior Boys (U17) match dominating every part of the field. It took the side 21 minutes to break the deadlock through a fine solo run and finish by Banganson. The goal opened the floodgates as Banganson doubled the advantage in the 36th minute and three minutes later Mebanlamiynit made it 3-0 from a deadly counterattack.

Alicestar scored the fourth in the 44th minute after the striker rounded the goalkeeper and slotted the ball into the empty net. Banganson completed his hat-trick in the 46th minute with a neat finish after stealing the ball from the defender. Alicestar piled on the misery for the Arunachal side, scoring his second goal and the team’s sixth with a powerful left-footed finish. Substitute Menatskheng completed the rout in the 65th minute foxing two defenders and the goalkeeper to slot the ball into the empty net and cruise through to the Subroto Cup 2024 Junior Boys (U17) finals.

In the second semifinal, Heroba’s 27th-minute strike against Sri Lanka Schools Football Association was enough for T.G English School, Bishnupur, Manipur to qualify for the summit clash. The right winger took advantage of the mistake by the distance and his first-time shot found the target after hitting the post. The Sri Lankan side piled on the pressure to equalise in the second half, but the Manipur outfit was composed in defence and saw the match out to book their places in Wednesday’s Subroto Cup 2024 Junior Boys (U17) finals.

Subroto Cup 2024 Junior Boys (U17) Semi-finals Results

Myngken Christian Higher Secondary School, Meghalaya – 7 (Banganson 21’36’46’, Mebanlaniynit 39’ Alicestar 44’51’, Menatskheng 65’) bt Govt. Secondary School, Yazali, Arunachal Pradesh – 0

T.G English School, Bishnupur, Manipur – 1 (Heroba 27’) bt Sri Lanka Schools Football Association – 0

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