AGENCIES, MUMBAI: Goa’s Rosary Higher Secondary School, Navelim overcame a spirited challenge from PS Senior Secondary School, Chennai 3-1 in the senior girls’ category to enter the finals of the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports National leg, at Cooperage ground, Mumbai, on Thursday.
Earler, Goa’s Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School lost 2-3 in the semi-final against Sacred Heart HS, Kochi in the junior boys’ category.
The girls from Goa took an early lead when Akshata Patil scored for them in the 7th minute but it was soon countered by an equalizer by Chennai’s R Adhithi.
Rosary Higher Secondary School came out all guns blazing in the second half and went ahead in the 46th minute through a goal by Marlat Cardozo and followed it up by another successful strike by Jeromina Colaco 4 minutes later to seal a place in the final.
However, Rosary still have the last hurdle to cross when they will face Mumbai’s Fr Agnel School and Jr College team in the final.
The Mumbai lass put up a strong performance to outsmart Chaturdash Palli High School Kolkata 2-0 in the other semis.
In the Junior boys’ category, Sivon Costa’s gave Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 17th minute lead.
One witnessed an exciting start to the second half with Jose Praveen scoring the equaliser in the 34th minute and the second goal in the 41st minute for Sacred Heart. The boys from Kochi break into a dance after taking the lead. Sacred Heart scores again as Nihal Sudeesh ensured their spot in the final with the ball into the nets in the 56th minute. Refusing to give up, Sivon Costa gets the second goal for Our Lady PS HS
Kolkata’s Chowbagha High School thrashed their Highlanders counterpart Sundarbari High School with a convincing 4-0 victory to reserve a berth in the Junior Boys National finals.
Chowbagh boys have now set up the title clash against Sacred Heart- Kochi.
With the finalists line up set in all four categories, the boys in Yellow from Kochi have emerged as the most consistent teams having made it to the Jr Boys, Sr, Boys and College Boys summit clash. Coincidently, it will once again be a Kochi vs Kolkata fight for the title in Junior Boys and College Boys, as the two cities’ Indian Super League teams Kerala Blasters FC and Atletico de Kolkata have faced earlier for the title.
RFYS finals will be played at Cooperage Ground, Mumbai on Saturday, January 7.
While all the matches will be streamed live on multiple digital platforms like Sony Liv, JioTV, www.rfyouthsports.com the Senior Boys and College Boys finals will be broadcast live of Sony Pictures Networks premier channels, Sony Six & Sony Six HD from 12 noon.
