Manipur, Meghalaya schools to lock horns in Subroto Cup junior boys finals

Guwahati: Banganson scored yet another hat-trick as Meghalaya’s Myngken Christian Higher Secondary School (MCHSS) trumped Arunachal Pradesh’s Govt. Secondary School 7-0 to storm into the finals of ‘63rd Subroto Cup Junior Boys International Football Tournament’ played in New Delhi’s Tejas Football Ground on Monday (September 9, 2024).

The victorious team will face Manipur’s T.G English School in the summit clash on Wednesday in the national capital’s Ambedkar Stadium who entered the finals defeating Sri Lanka Schools Football Association by a solitary goal.

The Meghalaya side was in cruise control right from the start of the match, dominating every part of the field. It took the side 21 minutes to break the deadlock through a fine solo run and finish by Banganson.

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The goal opened the floodgates as Banganson doubled the advantage in the 36th minute and three minutes later Mebanlamiynit made it 3-0 from a deadly counter attack.

Alicestar scored the fourth goal in the 44th minute after the striker rounded the goalkeeper and slotted the ball into the empty net. 

Banganson completed his hat-trick in the 46th minute with a neat finish after stealing the ball from the defender.

Alicestar piled on the misery for the Arunachal side scoring his second goal and the team’s sixth with a powerful left footed finish. 

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Substitute Menatskheng completed the rout in the 65th minute foxing two defenders and the goalkeeper to slot the ball into the net and cruise through to the finals.

In the second semifinal, Heroba’s 27th minute strike against Sri Lanka Schools Football Association was enough for T.G English School to qualify for the finals.

The right winger took advantage of the mistake by the distance and his first time shot found the target after hitting the post. 

The Sri Lankan side piled on the pressure to equalise in the second half, but the Manipur team was composed in defence and saw the match out to book their spot in Wednesday’s finals.