The Final match was very interesting with St. Xavier’s High School emerging as the Champions of the Royceton Gomes Memorial football tournament by beating St. Paul’s High School by 3-1.
The first half was a nail-biting one as the score remained 0-0.
In the Second half, Sujal Gangekar of St. Paul’s high school opened the scoreboard and led St Paul’s by 1-0 in the 31st minute.
Immediately Ayan Killedar of St. Xavier’s scored an equalizer in the 33rd minute. Goals kept following for St. Xavier’s High School by Rehan Killedar in the 45th minute and Sparsh Desai in the 51st minute. Making St. Xavier’s as the Champions of the Royceton Gomes Memorial football tournament 2019.
Qualifying Round Prizes were as follows:
Highest Goalscorer of the Qualifying round: Tejas Sonnad from Lovedale central school.
Best Goal Keeper of the Qualifying Round: Gajanangouda H from Poddar International School.
Best Player of the Qualifying Round: Sufiyan Choudary from Cantonment board school.
Main draw prizes were as follows:
Highest Goalscorer of the Main draw: Krishna Muchandi of Herwadkar and Sparsh Desai of St Xavier’s.
Best Goal Keeper of the Main Draw: Shreyash Basurtekar of Herwadkar School.
Best Player of the Main Draw:
Sujal Gangekar of St. Paul’s.
The match officials for today were:
1) Royston James
2) Vishnu Dhamnekar
3) Feroz Shaikh
4) Shubham Zhende.
Great contest !! Must have been exciting to watch this nail-biting finish…Congrats !!! St Xavier’s H.S. My school St. Paul’s H.S. Belagavi.. Better Luck Next year.. Keep it Up !!!! Jan M. Shaikh (1953)
Good Contest and must have been a Nail-biting finish… Tha better side won….Congrats ! St. Xaviers School.. My School St. Paul’s H.S. Belagavi– Better Luck next year and Keep It Up !!!~! Jan Shaikh ( 1953)
St Xavier’s (2009) as you St Paul’s have won so many
Let us win a few now…
Go Xavier’s !