Lord Krishna SSS Confirm Last Eight Spot in 63rd Subroto Cup Junior Boys

Khel Today Bureau

New Delhi: Lord Krishna Senior Secondary School, Haryana confirmed their spot in the last eight with a group match to spare of the 63rd Subroto Cup Junior Boys International Football Tournament which is being played here in New Delhi and NCR. They beat Tripura Sports School 2-0 to make it three wins out of three matches and mathematically confirm their place in the quarterfinals from Group H with one more group match to play tomorrow.

Stephen’s second half penalty was enough for RMSA High School, Mizoram to overcome Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan in a Group B encounter and edge closer to a knockout place. Amenity Public School, Uttarakhand edged out Guru Govind Sports College, Lucknow in a crucial Group D fixture for their third consecutive win in the tournament. The school from Uttarakhand can qualify for the knockouts if they win their last match tomorrow. It is a similar story for Minerva Public School, Mohali and Sri Lanka Schools Football Association as a victory in their last group match will ensure they advance to the last eight of the tournament.

Myngken Christian Higher Secondary School, Meghalaya, Govt. Secondary School, Monigong, Arunachal Pradesh and T.G English School, Bishnupur, Manipur have already booked their places in the quarterfinals.

The final group stage matches will be played tomorrow at the Ambedkar Stadium, Tejas Football Ground, KIIT Global School and G.D Goenka World School and the quarterfinals are slated for 7th September.

RESULTS

GROUP A

Sri Lanka Schools Football Association bt Sainik School, East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh – 3-0

Numaligarh Higher Secondary School, Assam bt Maharana Pratap Sports College, Dehradun – 8-0

GROUP B

RMSA High School, Mizoram bt Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan – 1-0

Govt. Senior Sec. Smart School, Punjab bt JNV Hansiadih, Jharkhand – 2-1

GROUP D

Amenity Public School, Uttarakhand bt Guru Govind Singh Sports College, Uttar Pradesh – 2-1

DG NCC 2 Bengal Battalion bt Government Senior Secondary School, Soreng, Sikkim – 8-0

GROUP E

Farook HSS, Kerala bt Modern School, Barakhamba, New Delhi – 5-2

Minerva Public School, Mohali bt The Army Public School, New Delhi – 4-0

GROUP H

Krida Prabodhini, Pune bt Tydale Biscoe School, Srinagar – 5-0

Lord Krishna SSS, Haryana bt Tripura Sports School – 2-0.