SFS English School, Nimkheda and Centre Point School, Wardhaman Nagar girls stormed into final of the inaugural Under-16 football tournament organised by YMCA at Rural Police Headquarters Ground, Suyog Nagar, North Nagpur. In the semi-final, SFS girls got the better of Centre Point School Dabha 3-0 via tie-breaker after both the teams failed to break the deadlock. In the penalty shoot-out Rashi Luhare, Samiksha Madankar and Prapti Kirpan scored for SFS while none of the shooters from CPS managed to find back of the net. In the other semis, Centre Point School, Wardhaman Nagar’s Samaira Khurana (6th) and Arya Kumbhare (21st) scored goals as they blanked St Joseph’s Convent, Mohan Nagar by two goals to nil to make it to the final. In the boys’ group, Indian Olympiad School, Kids World School, St John’s High School and BVM, Ashti booked the last-four berths after winning their quarter-final matches.

 

The boys semis will be played onTuesday morning while both the finals would be played in the evening same day. RESULTS: Girls (semifinals): Centre Point School, Wardhaman Nagar 2 (SamairaKhurana 6th, Arya Kumbhare21st) bt St Joseph’s Convent, Mohan Nagar 0; SFS School, Nimkheda bt Centre PointSchool, Dabha 3-0 via tiebreaker. SFS School, Nimkheda: Rashi Luhare, Samiksha Madankar, Prapti Kirpan. Boys Quarter-finals: IndianOlympiad School 1 (MoinSethiya 9th) bt BVM, Sri KrishnaNagar 0; St John’s High School 1 (Ujaif Sayyed 18th) bt StVincent Pallotti School, RingRoad 0; Kids World School 3(Vedant Londhe 24th, UmangSingh 27th, 35th) bt BVM, Trimurti Nagar 1 (DeepvansaTejsiri 12th); BVM, Ashti 4(Immanuel Paul 10th, ManthanMadne 18th, 22nd, AryanshRao 26th) bt Centre PointSchool, Dabha 0 Tuesday’s Fixtures: BoysSemi-finals: Indian OlympiadSchool vs Kids World School (8:30 am); St John’s High School vs BVM, Ashti (9:15 am). GirlsFinal: SFS. English School, Nimkheda vs Centre PointSchool, Wardhaman Nagar (3pm). Boys final (4 pm).