Seven Sisters Love Football: October 2013

Mizoram school in semis

Government Chawmgfianga Middle School of Mizoram edged out Government Model School, Chandigarh, 1-0 to enter the U-14 boys’ semi-finals of the 54th Subroto Cup football tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium on Saturday.
Lalawmsanga (44th minute) scored the winner for the Mizoram side, who go up against NCC (NE Region) in the semis. Although schools from Mizoram have won the tournament in the past, this is the first time that Chawmfianga have got to the last four stage.
The quarter-final saw a keen contest between the tall, powerful players of Chandigarh and the swift moving boys from the Mizoram school. The Mizoram forwards, who have been dominant over their rivals in their previous matches, yet again created some early moves but the sturdy Chandigarh defenders did well to thwart their moves for most of the game.
The deadlock was finally broken by Lalwmsanga who headed in a cross to seal victory. Lalwmsanga is so far the third highest scorer in the tournament so far with nine goals.
In the U-17 boys’ category, local team DPS, Vasant Kunj, recovered from the loss in their opening match to post a commanding 4-0 win over LK Higher Secondary School, Tamil Nadu.
In other U-17 boys’ matches, North Eastern English School, Manipur, opened their campaign with an easy 6-0 win over Car Nicobar. Mohammad Siraj led the way for Manipur with a hat-trick. Chhattisgarh and Army Boys also won their respective matches.
Meanwhile, in the opening match of the girls’ competition, last year’s best female player Offee netted a hat-trick to spearhead title contenders Saiaithanga Memorial School from Aizawl, Mizoram, to a 7-0 thrashing of Shaheed Utkrusht Higher Secondary School, MP.
Results: U-17 boys: OM Roy Memorial Higher Secondary School, Meghalaya 1 bt Tripura Sports School, Tripura 0; DPS, Delhi 4 bt LK Higher Secondary School, Tamil Nadu 0; North Eastern English School, Manipur 6 bt Govt Senior Secondary School, Car Nicobar 1; Ramkrishna Vivekanand Vidhyapeeth, Chhattisgarh drew Air Force Bal Bharti School 0
U-14 boys QF: Government Chawmgfianga Middle School, Mizoram 1 bt Govt Model school, Chandigarh 0
Girls: Saiaithanga Memorial School, Mizoram 7 bt Shaheed Utkrusht Higher Secondary School, Madhya Pradesh 0.

Dempo FC nervous but excited to play against Rangdajied FC

Shillong: Five time national league champions Dempo FC are nervous but excited to play against Meghalaya's Rangdajied FC, during the third round encounter of the I-League at the J N Stadium here Friday.

The host suffered two straight losses in two away games and is yet to register a point in the table while the Goan visitors has logged home a single point only in its kitty as it was held to a 1-1 draw by Mumbai FC during their second round encounter.

Aware of the fan following that the host has, Dempo FC's conditioning coach, Rafaelle Anthony Napoli, said there will be little pressure on the visitors as is the case of any of the teams from NE to play in Goa.

The major worry for the mighty Goans is the doubtful starter of their top rank strikers and midfielders Peter, Godwin and Sameer. Dempo FC nervous but excited to play against Rangdajied FC Dempo FC are nervous but excited to play against Meghalaya's Rangdajied FC, during the third round encounter of the I-League.

Choosing to defend the teams bad performance at home against Lajong FC, Napoli said it was the beginning of the season and players took some times to get accustomed to playing again after a brief break.

As for Rangdajied FC, their manager Santosh Kashyap expressed his desire to take advantage of the home advantage they have and the backing of the home crowds.

Admitting that a game against Dempo FC will be a great game, Kashyap said playing against top team like Dempo FC is challenging but no one can predict a football match really. Kashyap is set to put forth a 3-5-2 formation for his team while Napoli predicted a 4-5-1 defensive style of play.

Shillong: Five time national league champions Dempo FC are nervous but excited to play against Meghalaya's Rangdajied FC, during the third round encounter of the I-League at the J N Stadium here Friday. The host suffered two straight losses in two away games and is yet to register a point in the table while the Goan visitors has logged home a single point only in its kitty as it was held to a 1-1 draw by Mumbai FC during their second round encounter. Aware of the fan following that the host has, Dempo FC's conditioning coach, Rafaelle Anthony Napoli, said there will be little pressure on the visitors as is the case of any of the teams from NE to play in Goa. The major worry for the mighty Goans is the doubtful starter of their top rank strikers and midfielders Peter, Godwin and Sameer. Dempo FC nervous but excited to play against Rangdajied FC Dempo FC are nervous but excited to play against Meghalaya's Rangdajied FC, during the third round encounter of the I-League. Choosing to defend the teams bad performance at home against Lajong FC, Napoli said it was the beginning of the season and players took some times to get accustomed to playing again after a brief break. As for Rangdajied FC, their manager Santosh Kashyap expressed his desire to take advantage of the home advantage they have and the backing of the home crowds. Admitting that a game against Dempo FC will be a great game, Kashyap said playing against top team like Dempo FC is challenging but no one can predict a football match really. Kashyap is set to put forth a 3-5-2 formation for his team while Napoli predicted a 4-5-1 defensive style of play.

Read more at: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dempo-fc-nervous-but-excited-to-play-against-rangdajied-fc/426226-5-21.html?utm_source=ref_articleShillong: Five time national league champions Dempo FC are nervous but excited to play against Meghalaya's Rangdajied FC, during the third round encounter of the I-League at the J N Stadium here Friday. The host suffered two straight losses in two away games and is yet to register a point in the table while the Goan visitors has logged home a single point only in its kitty as it was held to a 1-1 draw by Mumbai FC during their second round encounter. Aware of the fan following that the host has, Dempo FC's conditioning coach, Rafaelle Anthony Napoli, said there will be little pressure on the visitors as is the case of any of the teams from NE to play in Goa. The major worry for the mighty Goans is the doubtful starter of their top rank strikers and midfielders Peter, Godwin and Sameer. Dempo FC nervous but excited to play against Rangdajied FC Dempo FC are nervous but excited to play against Meghalaya's Rangdajied FC, during the third round encounter of the I-League. Choosing to defend the teams bad performance at home against Lajong FC, Napoli said it was the beginning of the season and players took some times to get accustomed to playing again after a brief break. As for Rangdajied FC, their manager Santosh Kashyap expressed his desire to take advantage of the home advantage they have and the backing of the home crowds. Admitting that a game against Dempo FC will be a great game, Kashyap said playing against top team like Dempo FC is challenging but no one can predict a football match really. Kashyap is set to put forth a 3-5-2 formation for his team while Napoli predicted a 4-5-1 defensive style of play.

Nagaland school enters Subroto Cup semis

Defending champions Greenwood School of Nagaland kept their title defence on track with a hard-fought 3-1 triumph over an impressive North-Eastern English School, Manipur at the Under-14 category of the 54th Subroto Cup here on Tuesday.

First-timers Ghazi High School of Kabul also started with an impressive show in their maiden campaign

Although the final score tells a different story, it was a difficult encounter for the U-14 Nagaland team who became the first to enter the last four stage.

Their defence was put under pressure in the initial stages by the Manipur forwards and conceded the lead thanks to a fantastic strike by Alloudin.

They found their rhythm thereafter and it was a battle of equals although the Greenwood boys made better use of their chances with Nukhosa (25th min), Nokethozo (26th) and Tokavi (48th) finding the target, thus sealing their semifinal spot.

Meanwhile, coming from the war-torn Afghanistan, Kabul champions Ghazi High School are on their maiden trip to the Subroto Cup and they had a memorable debut with a 2-0 win over a clueless Government School, Fatehabad, Haryana.

The Afghans dominated the proceedings right from the kick-off, with good penetrative play down the flanks and clever combinations in midfield.

The Haryanvi lads produced some tenacious defending and robust tackles but Afghan captain Marouf (12th min) gave the visitors the lead. The local boys, despite a sturdy defence, could not prevent a second goal as Ali Bashid doubled the lead in the second half.

Although the Delhi schools are playing at their local grounds, they could not make their home advantage count and The Air Force School and Mamta Modern School finished their campaigns with disappointing results.

The former were handed a massive 15-0 thrashing by Government Chawngfianga Middle School, Kolasib, Mizoram who maintained the prevailing trend of one-sided contests with loads of goals. Striker Lalawnpuia led the way, equalling this year's record of most goals scored in a single match with seven strikes.