Congratulations to our youngest team, the Under 9 Boys, who won all their matches in the 3^rd annual Futsal Tournament, organised by St. Joseph’s College, including a 5-0 defeat of the hosts’ A team.  In a great team effort, Ayaan Weerasooria scored three goals and Ruben Habeeb nine, impressing all our older players with his speed and skill.  Other notable performances in the tournament came from the Under 13 Boys who finished top in their group, with Aamir Ashraff scoring three goals and  Tarin Wijeyasinghe one, before going out in the quarter-final of the Cup.  The Under 15 Boys, captained by Zaahid Seedat, were unlucky to lose in the final of the Bowl competition on penalties.  Over 1500 players from 132 schools across the country took part in the tournament, with our teams playing against schools as far afield as Manipay Hindu College, St. Joseph’s Trincomalee and Anuradhapura Central College.

In a girls’ tournament in November, our Under 14 Girls defeated Colombo International School and Gateway College en route to emerging as champions, with Yumna Hussain scoring 4 goals and Tao Yazaki two.  In a further tournament organised by Learnium International School, our senior boys came to the fore.  Our Under 19 team finished top in their group before losing unluckily in the Quarter-Final, while our Under 17 team also reached the knock-out stages.

Earlier in the term, our Under 19 team recovered well from an early defeat to reach the quarter-finals of the Inter International Schools tournament, after Naveen Kulasingha scored both goals in a 2-0 victory over Colombo International School.  They then again suffered the misery of going out on penalties, denying them a chance to defend the trophy they won last year.  Captain Lajy Shah nevertheless deserves to be proud of his team’s performance as the team rebuilds after the loss of several key players last year.

 

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