St. Lawrence HS, Borivali schoolboys handled pressure brilliantly as they defended well before producing a late strike to overcome a spirited St. Lawrence HS, Kandivali 1-0 to claim the top honours in the 17th Late Amalendu Roye Memorial Inter-schools (boys’ under-16) football tournament. Striker Diptiman Prusty, who was later adjudged as the ‘Player of the tournament’, netted the all-important goal, which secured the win for the Borivali outfit at the Schools Sports Centre, Azad Maidan.
Players of the victorious St. Lawrence HS, Borivali team proudly pose with the 16th Amalendu Roye Memorial Football Tournament ‘Champions’ trophy along with Chief Guest, Dr. Vece Paes (6th from left)
In the grande finale, the Borivali lads played second fiddle to the Kandivali schoolboys who dominated the proceedings for long spells but were unable to find the target.
With a little over five minutes remaining in the match, Diptiman combined nicely with Utkarsh Rawat on the right side to create an opening before firing home the crucial goal to seal the victory for his side.
Hockey Olympian Dr. Vece Paes, was the Chief Guest at the final and presented St. Lawrence, Borivali players with the ‘Champions’ trophy.
Earlier, Campion School, Cooperage Road defeated Ryan International School, Sanpada 3-0 to win the third place match. Shaan Patel scored a brace and Johann Duckworth got one to complete Campions’ win.
In the semi-finals, St. Lawrence, Borivali got the better of Campion School 1-0 and St. Lawrence, Kandivali blanked Ryan International School, Sanpada 3-0.
Results – Semi-finals: St. Lawrence HS, Kandivali 3 (Darpan Shinde 2, Aniket Dalvi) beat Ryan International School, Sanpada 0.
St. Lawrence, Borivali 1 (Rishar Kotian) beat Campion School 0.
Final: St. Lawrence, Borivali 1 (Diptiman Prusty) beat St. Lawrence, Kandivali 0.
Third place: Campion 3 (Shaan Patel 2, Johann Duckworth) beat Ryan International 0.