Mid-Day's Ranis of Rink 2024: Complete schedule

Dronacharya Lifetime Achievement award-winning football coach Bimal Ghosh presenting AVM Juhu’s Radhika Vyas the Best Forward trophy (File pic)

Arya Vidya Mandir (Bandra) will play Apostolic Carmel (Bandra) while St. Lawrence (Borivali) face reigning champions Arya Vidya Mandir (Juhu) as Mid-Day's Ranis of Rink 2024 kicks into high gear with the knockout rounds on Friday morning. The eight teams, divided into competitive groups of four each, will enter the decisive knockout stage late afternoon, followed by a bronze-medal match and final.

The Neville D'Souza Turf in Bandra West will serve as the battleground for Ranis of Rink 2024, a football spectacle that promises to showcase the burgeoning talent of the best teams in the city. Bombay International School (Babulnath), Apostolic Carmel (Bandra), Arya Vidya Mandir (Juhu), Arya Vdya Mandir (Bandra), St. Lawrence (Kandivli), Rustomjee Cambridge (Dahisar), Mary Immaculate Girls (Borivali) will battle it out amongst themselves to lift the coveted trophy in the presence of several prominent personalities.

"This is a great initiative by Mid-Day. This gives a big opportunity for our girls to showcase their talent. There is no strategy in place, I only want them to enjoy to the fullest. Winning and losing is part of the game, but these memories will forever remain with them. We will take it one game at a time as this has served us well in the sense that even if that game did not go to plan, my girls have always bounced back with a fantastic response," Jyoti Alva, coach of Bombay International School, told Mid-Day.

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The tournament's second edition witnessed AVM Juhu showcasing remarkable grit and determination and finding their flow against a forceful Dhirubhai Ambani side 3-2 to be crowned the champions. In the maiden season of the tournament, it was Mary Immaculate Girls MIG who surpassed all expectations and raised the bar for themselves by clinching the elusive title. Thanks to the strategic understanding of sharpshooter Angeline Antony, who finished with 12 goals alone, put the game beyond Apostolic Carmel Bandra to register a comfortable 3-0 win in the summit clash.

Mid-Day's Ranis of Rink 2024: Schedule

Round-I

10.00 am: AVM (Bandra) Vs Apostolic Carmel (Bandra) - Group-A

D. Ambani (Bandra) Vs Bombay Int (Babulnath) - Group-A

10.30 am: AVM (Juhu) Vs St Lawrence (Borivli) - Group-B

Rustomjee (Dahisar) Vs MIG (Borivli) - Group-B

Round-II

11.00 am: AVM (Bandra) Vs D Ambani (Bandra) - Group-A

A Carmel (Bandra) Vs Bombay Int (Babulnath) - Group-A

11.30 am: AVM (Juhu) Vs MIG (Borivli) - Group-B

Rustomjee (Dahisar) Vs St. Lawrence (Borivli) - Group-B

Round-III

12.00 am: AVM (Bandra) Vs Bombay Int - Group-A

A Carmel (Bandra) Vs D Ambani (Bandra) - Group-A

12.30 am: AVM (Juhu) Vs Rustomjee (Dahisar) - Group-B

MIG (Borivli) Vs St. Lawrence (Borivli) - Group-B

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Semi-finals

2.00 pm: Group-A winner Vs Group-B runners-up - SF 1

2.30 pm: Group-B winner Vs Group-A runners-up - SF 2

Bronze Medal Match

3.30 pm: Loser SF 1 Vs Loser SF 2

Final

4.00 pm: Winner SF 1 Vs Winner SF 2