Zilla Parishad U-16 football tournament: JN Petit beats Loyola
By Sumit Kumar, Section Sports & Leisure
Posted on Sat Sep 13, 2008 at 04:15:53 AM EST
JN Petit beat Loyola by 1-0 to win under-16 inter-school football tournament organised by the Zilla Parishad held at the SSPMS grounds on Friday.
JN Petit had a confident start and passed the ball around well. They took a couple of attempts on goal and won a free kick in a good position but could not manage to score. Loyola then had a good spell of possession and were launching attacks on opposition goal. However, they could not get past the strong Petit defence which was orchestrated well by their captain Riyan Yadgiri. Ten minutes ahead of halftime, Yadgiri had an excellent opportunity to give his team the lead through a free kick. But he failed to convert the opportunity as the keeper saved his shot well. In the very next move, at the other end, Loyola nearly took the lead when their player's shot went an inch over the target. Both defences remained strong and the half ended goalless.
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