JANVIRawarestruck abrace as Pragatik Madhyamik School of Koradi blanked DPS Kamptee Road 4-0 to be crowned champions of Subroto CupFootball Tournament in the RuralGirls Under-17 categoryatthe SFS College ground at Seminary Hills,onThursday. Afterrains slashed the ground overnight, themuddypitchatSFS ground slowedthe game down significantly as themud stuck to the players’studs and also the ball, which did not seem fully inflated. Pragatik’s Shreya Ukey found the back of the net in the sixth minute to put DPS Kamptee underpressureearlyin thegame. Shreyareceivedapass from the centre from Mona Shahu and continued towards the goal beforedislodging the ball from her left foot towards the bottom corner of the post. After change of ends,Janvi dribbled past two DPS defenders and tapped it to Achal Mahiznewhoreturnedit toJanvi whomadenomistakein extendingthe lead. Mona assisted another goal when she passed the ball beautifully across the field to Gunjan Wakle. Gunjan nudged the ball with aslight touch into the goal to make it 3-0 for Pragatik.

 

The final goal came from the boots of Janvi as she dribbled the ball from the centre to the goal line and struck it into the nets in the last minute of the game to make it 4-0. In the boys Under-15 Rural category,AaradhyaJscored twice (4th, 8th) as Orchids International School beat Somalwar Umiyashankar 2-1. Anshaika scored asolitary goal for Somalwar. Other results: St Joseph’s Convent,Godhani2(YatharthA, Anush C) beat Global India International School 1(Reyansh Regami); Achievers School 1 (HardikPunia 11th) beatPoddar International, Godhani 0; BVM, Ashti2(SamyakTembhurne3rd, 10th)beatBoseSchool 0; DPS, Mihan2(ArjunKotwal7th,Vivan S11th) beat Essence International 1(Daksh Deshmukh); St VincentPallotti, Besa 2(Harsh 16th, Divyansh 16th) beat BVM, Koradi 0; Mary Poussepin’s School 1(Asad Mohammed 16th) bt SOS, Wanadongri1(Saharsh Deotale 5th),Poissepin’s4-3viatie-breaker.