Shillong, May 23: As is usually the case in this annual competition, teams from the Khasi-Jaintia Hills snapped up all the spots for the semifinal round of the Chief Minister’s State Level U-12 Football Tournament, which will take place tomorrow.
In today’s action Daiahunlang Syiemiong scored a hat-trick for South West Khasi Hills (SWKH) in their 6-0 triumph over North Garo Hills (NGH) in the girls’ division, while West Khasi Hills (WKH) also won through by the same margin over East Garo Hills (EGH); Iwankahashwa Dkhar scored a hat-trick for the winners in this game. The final girls’ match of the day saw Ri-Bhoi and West Jaintia Hills (WJH) play out a goalless draw.
The boys of Ri-Bhoi and WJH were also in action today, but in this case the former were comfortable 4-1 victors. SWKH also eased past South Garo Hills (SGH) 3-0 and, lastly, WKH were 2-0 winners over East Jaintia Hills (EJH).
Tomorrow’s semifinal fixtures at the JN Sports Complex:
Girls – South West Khasi Hills vs West Jaintia Hills at 9AM; West Khasi Hills vs East Khasi Hills at 11AM
Boys – Ri-Bhoi vs West Khasi Hills at 9AM; South West Khasi Hills vs East Khasi Hills at 11AM
Yesterday’s results:
Boys’ division:
East Garo Hills 0 – 4 East Jaintia Hills
South West Garo Hills 0 – 8 South West Khasi Hills
West Garo Hills 0 – 4 Ri-Bhoi
North Garo Hills 0 – 4 East Khasi Hills
Girls’ division:
Ri-Bhoi 5 – 0 West Garo Hills
South Garo Hills 0 – 0 East Garo Hills
South West Garo Hills 0 – 0 North Garo Hills
East Khasi Hills 1 – 0 East Jaintia Hills
The first day’s results can be found here.
(Photos contributed by the Directorate of Sports & Youth Affairs)
