The Under 19 Inter International Schools tournament, the most important football tournament of the year, has been a Holy Grail for our team, elusive but ever alluring. The disappointment of losing in the Semi-Finals two years running (last year on penalties) only made our players more determined to win it this year. A comfortable victory in our opening game against a strong side from Asian International School gave the team’s confidence a real boost. The Captain, Jaah Ziyad, led from the front on the pitch, scoring a memorable hat-trick against Gateway College and the winning goals against both Lyceum International School and our main rivals in the group, Royal Institute, to help us qualify top of our group. With our poor record in previous Semi-Finals, the game against Alethea International School began nervously but two goals from Aron Rahim ensured we made it through to the Final fairly easily.
Read MoreOur footballers chalked up another success in the recent 10th Annual Sam Chandrasinghe Challenge Trophy. 48 schools from across the country took part in the seven-a-side tournament and we reached the semi-finals before going out on penalties to Ananda College, the hosts and eventual champions. Along the way, we knocked out St. Benedict’s College, who had beaten us in the final of our Super 8 tournament in February. Credit should go to Namhun Cho, Jang Pyo Hong and Aron Rahim who held their nerves to all score in three consecutive penalty shoot-outs before our eventual defeat.
Read MoreCongratulations to Keshawa Wijeyawardena who was selected to play for the Sri Lankan Under 16 Cricket team in a tournament in Chandigarh that included Bangladesh and all the Indian provinces as well as Sri Lanka.
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