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Here is the Round-up of Day 2 held at Cooperage Stadium.

Under-8:

In the U-8, two matches were played which included strong sides such as Sri Ma Gurukul Team B, Rush Mumbai, Indian Football School, and Don Bosco.

The first match saw Sri Ma Gurukul Team B locking horns against Rush Mumbai where a goal each from Mustafa Darvesh and Abhir Dhodi guided Rush Mumbai to a fine 2-0 victory. In the second and final game of Under-8 category, a close encounter between Indian Football School and Don Bosco ended in a 1-1 draw with Tanay Jain and Keegan Peres scoring apiece for their respective teams.

Under-10:

The U-10 category saw a total of seven matches played at Cooperage with some exciting fixtures on cards. Indian Football School Team B registered a fine 8-0 win against Sri Ma Gurukul B with Agastya Raichand bagging four, Ananjay Dom Daniel scoring a hattrick and Armaan Bery a solo.

Indian Football School Team B won their next game too with the same scoreline as they brushed past Sitaram Mill Compound MPS after Agastya Raichand and Ananjay Dom Daniel both the fine players netted four goals each to win the match 8-0 at Cooperage.

In yet another goal fest, Don Bosco Team A overcame Indian Football School 7-0 as Cristiano Fernandes, Nathen Paul, and Aayush Kharat scored twice, whereas, Yohaan Panjuani, Aditya Gagula, and Utkarsh scored one each to complete a resounding victory.

Other results: Golar Indian Football Academy 5-1 Football World, Sri Ma Gurukul Team A 3-1 Baria Football Club, Don Bosco Team A 9-0 Sitaram Mill Compound, Sri Ma Gurukul Team A 0-3 Don Bosco Team B.

Under-12:

In the U-12 category at Cooperage, Kooh Sports displayed an inspirational performance to register a 6-1 triumph over Indian Football Team. Ranvir Malik, Syed Ahmed (2), Meet Modi, and Gaurav Dodeja got on the scoresheet to guide Kooh Sports to victory.

In the other game, Don Bosco met Sri Ma Gurukul Team A in an exciting match which saw Don Bosco winning the clash 4-1 at Cooperage. Harsh Palande scored a fine hat-trick, whereas, Vedant Sawant scored the other goal.

Other Results: Sri Ma Gurukul Team B 0-0 Rush Mumbai, Football World 2-3 Aditya Birla World Academy, Kooh Sports 3-2 Golar Indian Football Academy, Football World 0-2 Golar Indian Football Academy.

Under-14:

A total of three matches were played in the U-14 category, Sri Ma Gurukul Team B faced Rahee Foundation, Kings United played Aditya Birla World Academy, and Sri Ma Gurukul Team A locked horns against Rahee Foundation.

It was Asim and Vivek’s goal which helped Rahee Foundation to register a fine 2-0 win, whereas, Kings United won 2-1 against Aditya Birla World Academy, and in the last game Rahee Foundation won again as they overcame Sri Ma Gurukul Team A 5-0.

Nooruddin Salahuddin Shaikh scored a fine hat-trick, whereas, Yadav Vivek Gulab and Asim scored once for Rahee Foundation.

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The main aim is to organise such local one-day grassroots tournaments throughout the city round the year to promote and develop grassroots football. Such tournaments will give the kids more opportunities and exposures near to their home and more frequently. As it is said “Game is the best teacher” and we believe there is truth in it. These tournaments will also help big clubs and academies to scout young players and transform them into best players.

In the process, we would love to take the benefit of the opportunity and present you the top schools and academies who will be involved in the upcoming extravaganza.

Don Bosco High School (Matunga) – They are undoubtedly one of the top footballing school to stand out in Mumbai.  Over the years, the Matunga-based school has produced a number of talented and emerging players from their ranks. Also, Don Bosco came out on top in Masters League when they triumphed in Under-10 and Under-12 boys category. Earlier this year in Kenkre – Go Green Cup, Don Bosco ‘B’ Under-8 team finished as the runners-up after going down 2-1 against FFA ‘A’. One of Don Bosco’s player Zarayas A was among the MSSA Soccer Excellence Award 2015-16 winners. Their U-16 side also finished as runner-ups in the MSSA (Mumbai Schools Sports Association) U-16 boys category, losing to Campion School ‘A’ in the Final. The U-12 and the U-14 side has also Dominic Savio Cup, Olympian Neville D’Souza Memorial Trophy, Pheroz K. Bookbinder Trophy, Dr Anthony Sequeira Trophy, and Ratan Surveyor Trophy in their cabinet, all of them has been won in the 2015-16 season. They are surely aiming to emulate the same form in the upcoming League of Champions.

St. Stanislaus High School (Bandra) – They are yet another school who has made their name in Mumbai Football. The Bandra-based school are quite synonymous in the tournaments such as MSSA, DSO, Go Green, Kenkre Champions League. St. Stanislaus’ Under-14 side came as the runner-up in Dominic Savio Cup, Dr Anthony Sequeira Trophy, Dr Nicholas Antao Trophy and as well as in Olympian Neville D’Souza Memorial Trophy, where they amusingly lost to Don Bosco (Matunga) in the Final on all the four occasions. In the Pheroz K. Bookbinder  Trophy, the ‘A’ side finished on the fourth position below Don Bosco (Matunga), Bombay Scottish, and St. Dominic Savio. Earlier this year, St. Stanislaus had also reached Go Green Cup semi-final in the U-10 category. League of Champions might prove to be the platform where they can come out on top.

St. Francis D’Assisi (Borivali) – In the recent years, this Borivali-based school has improvised and has proved to be one of the top schools to play football. Their courage and determination to win are top-notch and they are commonly termed as ‘underdogs’. In the 2015-16 season, St. Francis D’Assisi ‘A’ managed to finish in the fourth position in the First Division of Boys Under-14 in Dominic Savio Cup, finishing below Don Bosco High School (Matunga) and St. Stanislaus, St. Mary (Maz). League of Champions is the perfect platform for St. Francis, it will interesting to see how will they cope up with other big schools and academies.

Baichung Bhutia Football School (Navi Mumbai) – After its success in Delhi, BBFS announced its launch in the City of Dreams. Boasting of one of the biggest and most active school leagues in India, Mumbai has become an exciting venture for BBFS. It runs under the philosophy that no talented Indian kid should be deprived of the best football coaching facilities in the country due to lack of money. They offer special schemes for worthy candidates from economically vulnerable backgrounds, which is personally screened by the BBFS team. As much as 30% of the enrolled students at BBFS are targeted to be from the underprivileged section of the society. Needy and talented children from various age groups are offered scholarships of up to 100% so that they get an opportunity to get the best out of their talent.

Kalina Youngster Sports Foundation (Kalina) – They have been one of the fastest emerging academies in the town and they are already making their name in the heart of the city. Kalina Youngster Sports Foundation are participating in City’s top tournaments to promote grassroots at the very higher stage. Back in the Masters League, Kalina Youngster Sports Foundation finished as the runner-up in the Boys U-12 category as they lost to tournaments favourites Don Bosco (Matunga) in the Final. It is quite fascinating to see such academies are stepping up for the growth of football in past couple of years.

Sri Ma Gurukul Thane, GIFA Colaba, India on Track (Arsenal Academy) from Thane, and Kings United Dadar are some of the other tough participants who will be involved in League of Champions.

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PS: These are strictly the schools which are participating in the ‘League of Champions‘, please follow www.footballcounter.com to know more about other schools that are most active and most performed on a rather bigger stage that involves District Associations such as MSSA, DSO, as well as other elite clubs/academies.

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