Viren,Daksh shine in D’Assisi’s triumph


St. Francis D’Assisi HS, Borivali lads bagged the top honours in the boy’s under-8 category in the Powai Cup instant summer (boys’ under-8 & under-10) football tournament, hosted by Kooh Sports at the New Hiranandani School ground, Powai.

 The victorious St. Francis D’Assisi lads are seen in a happy mood with the winner’s trophy after defeating Mulund Sports Club in the final of the Powai Cup tournament.

The victorious St. Francis D’Assisi lads are seen in a happy mood with the winner’s trophy after defeating Mulund Sports Club in the final of the Powai Cup tournament.

In the final, St. Francis D’Assisi enjoyed complete dominance and went on to score a comfortable 5-1 victory against Mulund Sports Club. The goal-scorers for D’Assisi were Viren patel and Daksh Yogeshwar, both scoring two goals each and Steve Almeida with one strike. Anil S. got the lone goal for the Mulund side.

Sri Ma Gurukul won the boys’ under-10 title by defeating Kooh Sports by a narrow 1-0 margin.

The tournament was orgainsed as part of the Mumbai FC Masters League under the banner of Young Footballers’ Initiative and over 140 children from 17 top schools, academies and sports clubs participated in the 5-a-side event.

The next event will be the Parel Cup to be conducted at the St. Paul’s school, Dadar followed by similar tournaments at Thane, Vasai, Chembur and Borivali.

Results – Boys’ under-8: St. Francis D’Assisi 5 (Viren patel 2, Daksh Yogeshwar 2, Steve Almeida) beat Mulund Sports Club 1 (Anil S.).

Boys’ under-10: Sri Ma Gurukul beat Kooh Sports 1-0.