Agnels win the
1st NMMC Football for Peace 2013 Cup
By Dinesh Kamath
(Above) The
Winners – Agnel School
NAVI MUMBAI: It was a time of jubilation for the Father Agnel
School, Vashi when they lifted the first esteemed ‘NMMC Football for Peace
2013’ cup by beating Don Bosco School, Nerul 3-1 in a tough match at the
Yashwantroa Chauhan grounds, Nerul on 2 October, 2013.
The
above tournament was a two-day Inter School event for the Under-16 boys which
was kicked off by the Mayor Shri Sagar Naik and he wished all the teams the
very best. He also assured of all the help for the sport. The above event was
organized by Heart Foundation and powered by the Joshua Generation Football
Club with the support of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation.
In
this contest, 28 teams participated and the finals was between Agnels and Don
Bosco wherein the latter gave a tough fight but eventually Kasib Sayyed and
Aditya Dhumal of Agnels scored the goals to help them win by 3-1. The solitary
goal for Don Bosco was scored by Ashish Das.
Mr.
Shailesh, Coach for Don Bosco, said, “I am happy that my boys reached the
finals. Moreover this is the first time such an event is happening in Navi
Mumbai and I hope the organizers will have many such tournaments for encouragement
of this Sport.” The third prize went to St Lawrence School, Vashi.
“I
am so glad that we are part of this unique event and being football lovers we
will strive hard to bring up this sport as much as possible in our City,” said
Mr. Kandaswamy Konar of Joshua Generation Football Club”.
Dr.
Jayakar Ellis, Founder, Heart Foundation and the Organizer, said “Football has
always been a game associated to peace all over the world and Mahatma Gandhi
was a man who championed peace and non violence, so I felt that this would be a
small contribution from our side towards both, the sport as well the Father of
the Nation. I would also like to thank Mayor Sagar Naik for enabling us to
fulfill this special dream and also our gratitude to all the NMMC officials who
helped us in making this tournament a great success. We would also like to take
up the responsibility of grooming the NMMC students in this sport and both the
Mayor and Deputy Mayor have assured us the support of the same.”
“The
above tournament was shown live on our web TV www.hearttvlive.com and would
continue to be available there for all those who missed this event” he added.
The
prize distribution ceremony was done by the hands of the Deputy Mayor Ashok
Gawade and Corporator Sandeep Sutar. Special Mementos were given to every coach
as an appreciation and contribution towards the Sport.
“Our work is a thankless job and I am so
elated that today all our fraternity have been recognized and honored,” said
Sameer Rajput, Referee and Coach.
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