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PANJIM: Manipur’s T.G English School clinched the Junior Boys title of the 63rd Subroto Cup International Football Tournament, getting the better of Meghalaya’s Myngken Christian Higher Secondary School 4-3 via sudden death tie-breaker, after both teams tied 1-1 in regulation time.
Namdigong had put the winning side ahead in the 32nd minute of the first half, only for Banpliebok Khongjoh to equalize from the spot in the 64th minute of the game, just six minutes from the final whistle. Meghalaya keeper Wanpli Malang then dragged their first sudden-death spot-kick wide of goal, to give a Manipur side the coveted title after 43 years. The winning side to their credit, also played almost 20 minutes of the second-half with 10-man.
Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari PVSM AVSM VM ADC, Chief of the Air Staff and Chairman, Subroto Mukerjee Sports Education Society (SMSES), presented the trophy to the winners along with 2022 Asian Games double silver medallist Harmilan Bains, who was the guest of honour for the final.
The winners received Rs 5,00,000, while the runners-up received Rs 3,00,000. The losing semi-finalists received Rs 75,000 each, while the losing quarter-finalist teams received Rs 40,000 each.
Mother’s International School, Ranchi, Jharkhand emerged victorious in the Junior Girls (U 17) category beating Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan while Nongiri Presbyterian Secondary School, Ri-Bhoi, Meghalaya, won the Sub-Junior Boys (U 15) category beating Major Dhyanchand Sports College, Uttar Pradesh in the finals held in Bengaluru, stated a press release.