Shillong, Aug 4: West Jaintia District Sports Association were the biggest winners on the third day of the Meghalaya Youth League 2024, winning both their U-14 and U-16 matches by large margins.
WJDSA hosted Laskein Block Sports Association yesterday and won their U-16 match 5-1 after storming to a 12-0 victory in the U-14 contest. The latter match saw two hat-tricks at Jowai’s Kiang Nangbah Stadium through Ram Passah and Kaisarmi Dkhar.
After two games in each age category, WJDSA are leading Zone B with 6 points in each division.
Having played one match more, Ri-Bhoi District Sports Association became the first team to reach 9 points in the U-16 bracket thanks to a 5-0 victory over Western Ri-Bhoi Sports Association in Zone C at Umdihar Mini Stadium. Me-u-ba-ai Sumer of RBDSA has quickly become the top scorer of this age category after scoring three against Western Ri-Bhoi, which gives him 5 goals in total so far.
In the U-14 division, where RBDSA were not in action this weekend, Pyndengumiong District Sports Association became the first to 9 points with a 1-0 win against Nongstoin District Sports Association in Zone D at Dommawlum Playground in a keen contest between two of the strongest teams in the group.
Also in Zone D, Mawshynrut Sports Association and Tyrsad Area Sports Association went up against each other at Riangdo Playground. Neither side had scored before in the U-14 age group, so this was a chance for both to get some points on the board. In the end, Mawshynrut came through with a 3-1 victory.
Zone A – North Garo Hills District Sport Association 2 – 1 Tura District Football Association; Resubelpara Mini Stadium
Zone B – Amlarem Block Sports Association 0 – 0 (Match abandoned. Both sides received 1 point each) Saipung Block Sports Association; Ladjaplem Football Ground
U-16 results for 3 August:
Zone A – North Garo Hills District Sport Association 1 – 1 Tura District Football Association; Resubelpara Mini Stadium
Zone B – West Jaintia District Sports Association 5 – 1 Laskein Block Sports Association; Kiang Nangbah Stadium
Zone B – Amlarem Block Sports Association 2 – 2 Saipung Block Sports Association; Ladjaplem Football Ground
Zone C – Sohra Sports Association 0 – 0 (Match abandoned. Both sides received 1 point each) Riwar Mihngi Football Association; Mawparo Football Ground
Zone C – Ri-Bhoi District Sports Association 5 – 0 Western Ri-Bhoi Sports Association; Umdihar Mini Stadium
Zone D – Pyndengumiong District Sports Association 2 – 2 Nongstoin District Sports Association; Dommawlum Playground
Zone D – Eastern Border Sport Association 3 – 0 Mawkyrwat District Sports Association; Dewbyrtha Playground
Zone D – Mawshynrut Sports Association 2 – 2 Tyrsad Area Sports Association; Riangdo Playground
(Meghalaya Football Association photo)
