Tripura Sports School beat Bethlehem Vengthlang Middle School-2 in opener

NEW DELHI: The 62nd Subroto Cup International football tournament kick started with all its grandeur here at the Dr BR Ambedkar Stadium with the group stage matches of the Junior Girls (U 17).

Tripura Sports School, Tripura beat Govt. Bethlehem Vengthlang Middle School-2, Mizoram 3-1 in the inaugural match of the tournament that commenced after the grand opening ceremony. Shriya Deb scored a double and Marina Jamatia scored the third for the winners. Lallawmzuali scored the consolation for the side from Mizoram.

The tournament was declared open by the Air Marshal RK Anand VSM, Air Officer-in-Charge (Administration) and Vice Chairman, Subroto Mukherjee Sports Education Society (SMSES).

A total of 108 teams will be participating across the three categories from 27 States and Union Territories (UTs) of the country. Teams from Bangladesh and Nepal will also bring in foreign participation. A total of over 180 football matches are scheduled to be played.

Day 2 of the group stages will see 15 matches played across four venues in as the tournament will be in full flow and promises to provide some exciting action. A total of 32 teams are in fray in the Junior Girls category, which is divided into eight groups, including Bangladesh Krida Shiksha Protishthan (BKSP) of Bangladesh, adding international flavour to the tournament.

Besides Ambedkar Stadium, the Tejas Football Ground (Delhi), the Subroto Football Ground (Delhi) and the GD Goenka School (Gurugram) ground will be the venues in the Delhi/NCR region. IANS

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