Mumbai: The fourth day of the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports (RFYS) 2019-20 National Football Finals sprang surprises to open up the points table with the semi-final spots up for grabs. After ending the third day with two draws, the East Zone teams sparkled on Monday at the Reliance Corporate Park Ground in Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai.
In Group A of the School Girls category, Maidangshri Narzary ensured her side, Titaguri High School from Kokrajhar, Assam beat the Govt Girls Higher Secondary School from Namkkal, Tamil Nadu, who had an uncompetitive outing after their goal-laden campaign opener. Faith HSS Ahmedabad’s 5-0 conquest ensured that School Girls’ Group A was thrown wide open heading into the final match day.At the Fr. Agnel School Ground in Vashi, the Sub Junior category had Betkuchi High School, Guwahati scoring half a dozen, thanks to Narayan Rabha’s hat-trick. Govt Model High School Sector 36’s back-to-back victories guaranteed that they are now favourites to go through to the semi-finals.
Annaroy Soibam scored four goals for The Unique Model Academy, Imphal as another North-Eastern side, Shillong College could only manage a 3-3 draw with Loyola from Chennai, in the College Boys category.
All three Goan teams, Progress High School, Rosary HSS and SS Dempo College of Commerce and Economics collectively let in eleven goals on the day as they all went down without a fight. (IANS)
