The Elite Division club is conducting the trials at Goans Sports Ground from 03:00 pm sharp. All the interested players are requested to report on time with their full playing kit, the club has announced.

Eligibility: Interested candidates born on or between 01-01-1999 to 31-12-2001 are eligible to give trials.

It is a good opportunity for the U18 players in Mumbai as they might end up playing in Youth I-league and other AIFF competitions.

Important Notice by Kenkre FC:

• Players need to carry along filled registration form with attached age proof (passport/birth certificate preferred).
• Registration Forms will be available at the venue.
• Children without proper training gear will not be allowed to participate.
• Players attending trials should be physically fit to play 90 minutes.
• Kindly check Kenkre FC or Footballcounter’s page before you come for the trial in case of any changes/updates.

Related: AIFF Academy beat East Bengal to clinch U-18 I-League title

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Tata Football Academy (Champions: Kolkata-Jamshedpur zone); AIFF Elite Academy (Champions: Goa zone); Sports Authority of India- Guwahati (Runners Up: Shillong-Guwahati zone); DSK Shivajians FC (Runners Up: Maharashtra zone) and Lonestar Kashmir FC (Qualifiers: Rest of India I) comprise group A, who will contest at Howrah Stadium.

Pune Football Club (Champions: Maharashtra zone); Royal Wahingdoh (Champions: Shillong-Guwahati zone); East Bengal (Runners Up: Kolkata-Jamshedpur zone); Salgaocar FC (Runners Up: Goa zone) and Aizawl FC (Qualifiers: Rest of India II) will contest in group B. The matches will be played at East Bengal ground.

The matches are slated to kick off at 10:45 AM and 14:15 PM on alternate days. After the group phase, both the semi-finals will take place on 7^th January. The losers will clash their horns on 9^th February to decide the third and fourth spot and the grand finale will be contested on 10^th February 2016.

Sunando Dhar, CEO, I-League is very much optimistic ahead of the U-18 I-League final round, “U-18 I-League is the pathway towards the next step of Indian Football. The purpose of the U-18 I-League is nothing but to bolster the senior teams and our national team.” He doesn’t forget to mention Lallianzuala’s name who hogged the limelight in the recently concluded SAFF Championship, “When more players, akin to Lallianzuala, will come to the forefront and make into the national team, the purpose of U-18 I-League will be served. Certainly we’re on the right path towards a better future and we have to continue the process till the goal is attained.”

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Substitute Calvin Baretto scored on the 71st minute, which proved to be the only goal of the match. Both the team had series of opportunities but their poor finishing in front of the goal kept haunting them until Calvin’s lone goal.

The host could have taken the lead on the 9th minute itself. Sudhakar Ranjan made a quick run from the left flank and delivered a fantastic low cross towards Kishan Dubey, who somehow failed to bury his shot into the back of the net when he saw his right footed shot sailing over the bar.

Mumbai FC had the better share of ball possession for the majority of the first-half, but their poor display in the final third once again has been the talking point of their U18 I-League campaign.

Mumbai’s Rohan Shukla came close to break the deadlock four minutes from the half-time, his right footed shot from the edge of the box went over the bar.

Both the Mumbai based club went into the break with scores tied at 0-0.

PIFA Colaba started to press Mumbai FC in the early stages of the second-half and it did turned out to be a good move for the visitors.

They started to build up couple of good moves in the first twenty minutes of the second-half, but a gritty defense of Mumbai FC kept PIFA Colaba at bay.

With twenty minutes remaining, the host finally broke the deadlock when substitute Calvin Baretto sprint all the way from the half-line till the edge of the box before launching a powerful left footed drive, which struck the inside of the left hand post and burried in the back of the net.

Minutes later, PIFA Colaba’s Anis Rehman Pathan saw his 30 yards free kick just close to find the back of the net which could have really changed the course of the match.

PIFA Colaba once again came closed to grab a late equalizer. On the 88th minute, Deepak Kanojia shot was brilliantly saved by Abhishek Thote from his feet, making spectators giving him a round of applause from the stands.

Another Mumbai’s substitute, Asifullah Khan could have put the tie to the bed in the injury time when his powerful effort rattled the post from a precise Vineel Poojary’s cross.

This move also proved to be the last piece of the action as Mumbai FC registered an important win.

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