Betkuchi High School, Assam, shocked title contender Infant Jesus School, Goa by a solitary goal to reach the semifinals of the 54th Subroto Cup inter-school football tournament here on Wednesday.
With several members of the India under-14 squad in their ranks, Infant Jesus was expected to have it easy in the tournament. But it was let down by some poor finishing despite controlling possession and the flow of the game for a large part of the match.
Most of the Goan team players are being groomed for the U-17 World Cup but they just could not break past the Assamese defence. The winners were finally rewarded for their patience with an opportunistic strike by Tridev Boro in the 42nd minute to seal the win.
Government Chawngfianga Middle School, Mizoram thrashed Coast Guard Public School, Daman 11-0 in another league match. Lalampuia led the way for the winners with five goals to top of the scorers’ list. He has 14 goals so far from three games, followed by Abu Thaheer (8 goals) from Infant Jesus.
Ghazi High School, Afghanistan, registered its second win on the trot, defeating Namchi Sports Hostel, Sikkim 2-0. The visitors wasted several chances but late strikes helped them earn full points.
The results (under-14) quarterfinal: Betkuchi High School, Assam 1 (Tridev Boro) bt Infant Jesus School, Goa 0.
League: Government Chawngfianga Middle School, Mizoram 11 (Lalampuia 5, Ramfanliana 3, Lalruattela, Lalhriatpuia, Lalawmpuia) bt Coast Guard Public School, Daman 1 (Ozmalio Colimao); Air Force Bal Bharti School, Delhi 2 (Jaideep 2) bt Sainik School, Andhra Pradesh 1 (Vibhas Ranjan); Mamata Modern Senior Secondary School, Delhi 2 (Varun, Nischay) bt Vivakananda Vidyapeeth, Chhattisgarh 1 (Omkar Dhruv); Gazi High School, Afghanistan 2 (Rashed, Marouf) bt Namchi Sports Hostel, Sikkim 0; NCC West Bengal & Sikkim 8 (MG Jenish 4, Netrajit 2, L Monish, NG Bungo) bt BSL High School, Jharkhand1 (Pradeep Tudu); Govt Model Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh 2 (S Sanjeev, K Amarjeet Singh) bt Govt SS School, Haryana 0; Don Bosco High School, Maharashtra 2 bt The Air Force School, Delhi 0.
