Mizoram and Manipur reach final of Subroto Cup U14 Sub Junior Boys

by Chittu Shetty August 27, 2019

The final of U14 Sub junior Boys Subroto Cup 2019 will see a title clash between Saidan Secondary School of Mizoram and Unique Model Academy from Manipur

The semi-finals of Subroto Cup International Football tournament U14 Sub-Junior Boys took place on Day 8. The first semi-final, saw defending champions Unique Model Academy, Manipur defeat Estiqlal School, Afghanistan 4-2 in a tie-breaker. In a closely contested match, both teams were unable to score even after extra-time leaving it to be decided via a shoot-out.

In the second semi-final, Saidan Secondary School, Mizoram beat Betkuchi High School, Assam 2-1, in a match, which could have swung anyway, at Pathways World School, Gurugram. Saidan School opened the scoring through Navin Ramengmawia (2) in the 25^thminute. In a match where, every piece of ball had to be fought for, Assam equalized in the 47^th minute, through substitute Luis Saikia (12), who replaced Nixon Brahma in the 41^st minute. Assam’s valiant attempt was soon responded by Hunmawia (7), who scored in the final (50^th) minute of the match.

The Final is to be played on August 29, 2019.

The final match:

Saidan Secondary School (Kolasib) Mizoram vs Unique Model Academy (Imphal), Manipur

In Semi-Final 1:

Unique Model Academy 0 (4) – 0 (2) Estiqlal School, Afghanistan

In Semi-Final 2:

Saidan Secondary School (Kolasib) Mizoram (Navin L Ramengmawia 25’, Hunmawia 50’) 2 – 1 Betkuchi High School, Assam (Luis Saikia 47’)