06 January,2020 08:02 AM IST | Mumbai | Gordon D'costa
Ibrahim Kitekar of Kohinoor International (left) on Saturday. Pic/ Suresh Karkera
Striker Ibrahim Kitekar, 11, was instrumental in Kohinoor International (Kurla) clinching a 1-0 win against Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Charitable International (BJPC) (Charni Road) in a boys U-12 Div-III league match of the MSSA inter-school football tournament at Azad Maidan on Saturday.
Ibrahim showed good understanding with his teammates as they exchanged passes to create openings. From one such move, Ibrahim struck the winning goal in the second half, which ensured Kohinoor International emerge victors by a solitary goal margin. In the sixth minute, Ibrahim trapped a pass at the edge of the area and chipped over an advancing BJPC goalkeeper Mihir Rathod to the top corner and broke into wild celebrations with his teammates.
"I am happy to score the goal and help the school win. But, I am also disappointed as I wasted quite a few chances and we could have won by a big margin. After scoring the goal, I was presented with another chance, but I shot over and we just won 1-0," Ibrahim told mid-day. Earlier, Kendriya Vidyalaya (IIT Powai) got the better of Anjuman Allana English (CST) by a 3-1 score line.
Striker Vansh Rawat scored the first goal for Kendriya Vidyalaya before Disheet Anand and Aaryan Jadiyar chipped in with one each to complete the winning margin. Mohd Ali Shakir netted the lone goal for Anjuman Allana.
Later, Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Vidyalaya (Malad) romped to comfortable 3-1 win against Airport High School (Ville Parle).
The Malad lads scored through Mikhail Kazi, Namit Shah and Shlok Pujari, while Akash Bhagodi scored the only goal for the losing team.
Bipin Ulhasnagar Camp lifted the 33rd Bipin Football Academy inter-centre trophy in a cliffhanger against Bipin Colaba Camp 5-4 via a tie-breaker after the match ended in a goalless draw, which was held at the Karnatak SA Ground, Churchgate on Sunday.
It was a moment of glory for Bipin Ulhasnagar Camp who played tirelessly throughout the finals against a resilient Colaba side who held fort till the last minute. However, it was curtains for the Bipin Colaba Camp in the tie-breaker after their striker Prem K missed the bar to put their side on the back foot.
Defending champions Cosmas Lagat and Worknesh Alemu will return to the Tata Mumbai Marathon to defend their titles at the prestigious IAAF Gold Label Road Race which is set to be the strongest marathon ever to be staged in the country.
The marathon which will be held on January 19, will feature 14 men, who have run faster than 2:10:00, making it the strongest marathon ever in India.
Like Lagat, Ethiopia's Alemu upset the pre-race form book in 2019 and won in Mumbai with a personal best of 2:25:25, which was also the second fastest winning time in the Marathon's history.
Alemu will head a very strong field that has eight women who have run under 2:28:00.
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