BFC Inter-School Soccer Shield: DPS East, Inventure Academy to battle for supremacy
Inventure Academy and Delhi Public School East logged three wins on the penultimate day to seal their place in the final of the Under-14 category in the Boys’ section of the Boost BFC Inter-School Soccer Shield 2019 at the Bangalore Football Stadium, on Tuesday.
Inventure Academy sealed their top spot in Group-D with a 2-0 win over The International School Bangalore with Zabdiel and Aaryan scoring a goal each.
In the quarters, it was Zabdiel’s treble along with goals from Aaryan and Chethan helped them to a 5-1 win over Kendriya Vidyalaya Hebbal. St. Joseph’s was their opponent in the big semifinal and Aaryan took his tally to five for the day with his brace sending Inventure to the final.
Meanwhile, DPS East who began the day with a 2-0 win over St. Joseph’s after a brace from Amogh then beat Greenwood High International School with an identical scoreline after Kshitij’s double. In the semifinals, DPS East dominated Bishop Cotton Boys' School thanks to a hat-trick from Kshitij as they sealed a spot in the showpiece final.
The last day of the competition will kick off with finals in the Girls’ U10 and U12 sections followed by semifinals in the Boys’ U8, U10 and U12 sections. The afternoon session will begin with finals in the Inter-Community Cup and Dream-A-Dream Cup followed by title deciders in the Boys’ U8, U10, U12 and U14 sections.
KSFA President Shri N.A. Haris along with Bengaluru FC Head Coach Carles Cuadrat and Assistant Coach Gerard Zaragoza will grace the award ceremony later in the day.
SCHEDULE, DAY-9
Girls, U10
Final: Greenwood High International School A vs Delhi Public School North
Girls, U12
Final: Greenwood High International School vs Head Start Academy
Boys, U8
Semifinal 1: Delhi Public School East vs Greenwood High International School
Semifinal 2: Delhi Public School North vs Vibgyor, Electronics City
Boys, U10
Semifinal 1: Inventure Academy vs Greenwood High International School
Semifinal 2: Delhi Public School East vs Vibgyor High School, Haralur
Boys, U12
Semifinal 1: Vibgyor High School, Haralur vs Greenwood High International School
Semifinal 2: Delhi Public School East vs Delhi Public School North
Boys, U14
Final: Delhi Public School East vs Inventure Academy
Inter-Community Cup
Final: Austin Town vs Gowthampura
Dream-A-Dream Cup
Final: Round Table School vs Shubhodhini School
RESULTS, DAY-8
Boys U14
Semifinals
Bishop Cotton Boys' School 0 lost to Delhi Public School East 6 (Kshitij (3), Amogh, Parikram, Arjun)
St. Josephs Boys' School 0 lost Inventure Academy 2 (Aaryan (2))
Quarterfinals
Delhi Public School North 0 lost to Bishop Cotton Boys' School 3 (Affan (3))
Head Start Academy 1 (Ryan) lost to St. Josephs Boys' School 2 (Adrian, Joyson)
Delhi Public School East 2 (Kshitij (2)) b Greenwood High International School 0
Inventure Academy 5 (Aaryan, Chethan, Zabdiel (3)) b Kendriya Vidayala, Hebbal 1 (Ashansh)
Group Stage
Greenwood High International School 3 b Sri Chaitanya School, Hebbal 0 via Walkover
Delhi Public School East 2 (Amogh (2)) b St. Josephs Boys' School 0
The International School Bangalore 0 lost to Inventure Academy 2 (Zabdiel, Aaryan)