We entered Under 17 and Under 19 teams for an All-Island Futsal (five-a-side) tournament hosted by St. Joseph’s in November. About 25 schools competed altogether. The Under 17 team proved that the school will still have a formidable football team next year, even after the current Upper 6th players leave, by winning their tournament, despite releasing their two top players for the Under 19 team. Namhun Cho excelled in goal, while Naveed Zahir scored in every game, including the only goal of a close final against a strong team from Zahira College.

The Under 19 team was unlucky that neither of their opponents in their group matches turned up so they faced a Quarter-Final against hosts and favourites, St. Joseph’s, without having had any practice and lost. In the Saucer tournament for all the teams knocked out before the final, they showed their real standard, playing some of the best football their Coach Mr. van Twest has seen from them. After comfortable victories in the Quarter- and Semi-Finals, they faced St. Benedict’s in the final, who are reputed to be the best school football team in the country and who had beaten us in the final of our Super 8 tournament last year. We gained our revenge for that defeat by winning easily 4-0, thus affectively finishing third in the tournament.

Under 17

Pool Matches: Gateway, Colombo Won 1-0 (Naveed

Quarter-Final: Loyola College, Negombo Won 3-0 (Naveed)

Semi-Final: Hewavitharana Maha Vidyalaya Won 1-1 (Naveed)
(2-2 on penalties – Namhun, Naveed)
(won on coin toss)

Final: Zahira College Won 1-0 (Naveed)

Under 19

Quarter-Final: St. Joseph’s Lost 1-2 (Jaah)

Saucer:
Quarter-Final: Loyola College, Negombo Won 3-0 (Jaah 2, Sandesh)

Semi-Final: Holy Cross College, Kalutara Won 4-2 (Jaah 2, Khayyam, Sandesh)

Final: St. Benedict’s Won 4-0 (Hong, Jaah, Khayyam, Simba)

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