New Delhi: Army Boys, Danapur, Bihar and OM Roy HS, Meghalaya advanced to the semifinals in the U-17 Boys\u2019 category of the 54th Subroto Cup by defeating NCC (West Bengal & Sikkim) and BSL, Jhakhand in their respective quarterfinals at the Ambedkar Stadium here on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
While Army Boys, Bihar outplayed NCC (West Bengal & Sikkim) 1-0 thanks to a first half strike by Saroj Rai, Meghalaya went through courtesy a couple of late goals by Mebanshan Suting.<\/p>\n
Army Boys, Bihar and Meghalaya will face each other in the semifinals on October 12.<\/p>\n
The match between Army Boys & NCC was a one-sided affair with the former enjoying the upper hand. NCC played better in the second half and did create a few chances but were let down by poor finishing. They almost equalized 10 minutes from the end but Bijoy Jirel hit the upright from close range.\n<\/p>\n
The second quarterfinal of the day was witnessed a dour, defensive battle since both teams preferred to adopt a defensive approach. For most of the game, scoring chances were few and far between and those that did materialize, were successfully dealt with by both defences.<\/p>\n
Meghalaya clinched the issue late in the second half as Suting took advantage of a tiring Jharkhand defence.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a tough match since their players are extremely fit and they have a very strong defence,\u201d Meghalaya coach said after the match. \u201cI am happy, but also relieved. We have beaten a very strong team today.\u201d<\/p>\n
In another match, Oman suffered their second consecutive defeat as a much superior Goa registered an easy 2-1 win. The Goan team includes several members of the Indian U-17 squad.<\/p>\n
In the girls\u2019 section, skipper Dorothi hogged the limelight with four goals as Burguri High School, Assam thrashed Dona Paula HS of Goa 5-0. Dorothi have Assam a 2-0 lead within the first five minutes and Goa never recovered from then on. The other goal was scored by Assam striker Bashuabi.<\/p>\n
Ahlcon Public School of Delhi survived some torrid times in the second period to hold a much superior IPSC girls to a goal less draw.<\/p>\n
(U-17 Boys unless mentioned)<\/strong><\/p>\n Ambedkar Stadium: Ahlcon Public School, Delhi 0 drew IPSC 0 (Girls)<\/p>\n Burguri High School, Assam 5 (Dorothi 1st, 3rd, 23rd, 30th; Bashuabi 14th) defeated Dona Paula High School, Goa 0 (Girls)<\/p>\n Army Boys, Danapur, Bihar 1 (Saroj Rai 21st min) defeated NCC (WB & S) 0<\/p>\n OM Roy Memorial School, Meghalaya 2 (Mebanshan Suting 52nd, 64th) defeated BSL High School, Bokaro, Jharkhand 0<\/p>\n Race Course Road<\/p>\n Rev. Saiaithanga Memorial School, Mizoram 2 (Lalbiafiala 11th; Aimakhialvte 51st) defeated Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Parishad, Bangladesh 1 (Masooddin 20th)<\/p>\n Govt Senior Secondary School, Lakshadeep 4 (Moneer 11th, 30th; Foyas 15th, Anish 68th) defeated St Joseph School, MP 0<\/p>\n OLP High School Goa 2 (Evan Gama 27th; Subhash Perera 36th) vs Indian School, Oman 1 (Kaman Kanojia)<\/p>\n Govt Model School, Chandigarh 5 (Mobasir 2nd; Harpal 8th, 34th; Jatinder 20th; Indermohan 30th) defeated St Stanlisus School, Bihar 0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" New Delhi: Army Boys, Danapur, Bihar and OM Roy HS, Meghalaya advanced to the semifinals in the U-17 Boys\u2019 category of the 54th Subroto Cup by defeating NCC (West Bengal & Sikkim) and BSL, Jhakhand in their respective quarterfinals at the Ambedkar Stadium here on Tuesday.<\/p>\n While Army Boys, Bihar outplayed NCC (West Bengal & Sikkim) 1-0 thanks to a first half strike by Saroj Rai, Meghalaya went through courtesy a couple of late goals by Mebanshan Suting.<\/p>\n Army Boys, Bihar and Meghalaya will face each other in the semifinals on October 12.<\/p>\n The match between Army Boys & NCC was a one-sided affair with the former enjoying the upper hand. NCC played better in the second half and did create a few chances but were let down by poor finishing. They almost equalized 10 minutes from the end but Bijoy Jirel hit the upright from close range.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-local-sports-local-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n
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