The Champions: Campion School
Image Credit: Campion School
Campion School, coached by Wilfred Alva, clinched the Under-16 Mumbai School Sports Association (MSSA) Division 1 title at Mumbai’s historic Cooperage Ground by defeating much fancied Don Bosco (Matunga) via the penalty shoot-out 4-3. The match ended goalless at the final whistle as fortunes swayed and chances fell to both sides during the match.
With a loss to hosts Bangladesh in their last group game, defending champions, India, were under pressure to beat Nepal in the semi-final of the SAFF U16 Championship a couple of days ago which they duly did. A well-taken goal by Rahim Ali was enough to overcome the Nepal U16s in the semi-final. The victory sealed a spot in the final against Bangladesh who beat Afghanistan in the other semi-final by a solitary goal.
India U16 Team v Bangladesh
Image Credit: AIFF Media
India have qualified for the semi-finals of the SAFF U16 Championship being held in Sylhet, Bangladesh despite suffering a disappointing loss to the hosts yesterday.
Backed by a vociferous home crowd of nearly 20,000, the Bangladesh U16s put the visitors under pressure from the kick-off. However, it was not until the 31st minute that Bangladesh broke the deadlock through Mohammad Shawon. India responded soon with Rahim Ali scoring a well-taken goal for the India U16s in the 49th minute. As the match progressed, the game opened up to become an end-to-end affair with India eventually conceding the match-deciding penalty in the 82nd minute. Mohammad Atiquzzaman Atiq stepped forward to coolly score what would be the winner from the penalty spot.
Despite the defeat, India, who now have 3 points from a possible 6, have qualified for the semi-finals. They will play the winners of the Nepal-Afghanistan match in the semi-finals on August 16th at 1730 hrs IST.
Here are the goals from the India-Bangladesh match (courtesy Football News India):
The India U12 Team
An Indian Under-12 team from Nagaland comprising boys mainly from Greenwood School, Dimapur achieved a creditable second place finish at the recently concluded Asian Youth Football Fiesta 2015. The tournament was conducted in Anseong, South Korea where the India U12s emerged runners-up in the group after winning three group matches out of four while Thailand finished as champions.
The India U16 Team – SAFF Championship
2015 Credits: AIFF Media Team
The Indian U16 teams, the National Team taking part in the SAFF U16 Championship in Bangladesh and the team currently touring Germany, posted big victories over the Sri Lanka U16s and Rosenheim U16s.
In keeping with its reputation as one of the leading professional clubs driving grassroots & youth football, Pune FC recently hosted the inaugural edition of the Godrej Properties-Pune FC Futsal Cup 2015. Envisioned as an inter-school Under 12 invitational five-a-side tournament, the competition gave over 40 schools from all over the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad area a much-needed platform to showcase their talent. One unique feature of the tournament required all participating teams to field at least one Under 10 player at all times on the pitch. This encouraged coaches to give talented Under 10 players a taste of competitive action.
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