Shillong, May 25: The East Khasi Hills (EKH) boys and South West Khasi Hills (SWKH) girls won the respective titles of the Chief Minister’s State Level U-12 Football Tournament in the finals at the JN Stadium here today.
Both sets of victors won their matches with a 1-0 scoreline.
In the first game SWKH beat the EKH girls’ team with the lone goal scored by Daiahunlang Syiemiong in the 30th minute. This was her fifth goal of the state-level tournament and proved absolutely vital.
Although disappointing for the EKH girls to lose, the district’s boys went one better by beating Ri-Bhoi; in the 14th minute Wanraplang Kharumnuid weaved his way into the box to score the only goal (his sixth of the competition) of what was an engaging contest.
Sports & Youth Affairs Director Matsiewdor War Nongbri was the chief guest on the occasion. She and Sports & Youth Affairs Deputy Director JR Marak distributed the medals and trophies to the champions and runners-up.
In her speech, War Nongbri said that the children could become “champions, either as a team or individually, in sport or other areas of life”.
(TSR photo. South West Khasi Hills girls are front left, East Khasi Hills girls front right, East Khasi Hills boys middle left and Ri-Bhoi boys middle right)
