Meghalaya school wins
Subroto sub-jr title

St John Bosco boys' school, Sohra, Meghalaya, lifted the sub-junior title in the Subroto Mukherjee Cup football tournament, defeating St Ignatius school, Gumla, Jharkhand, by a solitary goal at the Ambedkar stadium in Delhi on Tuesday.

Striker Baistarred Majaw scored the winner for the Meghalaya school in the 29th minute in a match, dominated by the north-east side.

The Jharkhand school played with just eight players as the rest were debarred after being found over age.

After coming close on a number of occassions, Majaw scored the all-important goal off a pass from Kynsai Malngiang following a move by captain Pyndap.

The second half was no different as the Jharkhand goal survived a severe onslaught.

For the Meghalaya side, Bullet Khongjirem was the playmaker. He went back to collect the balls from inside his own half and then sliced through the Jharkhand defence dodging their defenders with ease.

Towards the end of the match, one such run down the middle forced a hurried clearance. The ball came to Boystarwell, whose shot ran across the goal line brushing the far post.

In the juniors' final on Wednesday, Government Boys' High School, Mizoram, will clash with Army Boys, Bangalore.