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West Bengal - CISCE record commanding victories on Day 2 of Subroto Cup Sub-Junior Boys

Mumbai, Sep 5 (UNI) The second day of the Sub Junior Boys (U-15) category at the 64th Subroto Cup International Football Tournament witnessed a mix of high-scoring encounters and hard-fought draws.
The day began with Minerva Public School (CISCE) producing a dominant display, defeating Tashi Namgyal Academy (IPSC) 16-0. Mamesh led the charge with seven goals (1’, 11’, 16’, 21’, 24’, 28’, 39’), supported by Mahesh (13’, 14’, 17’, 20’), Akash (31’, 50 1’), Bishwa Raj (19’) and Bickson (27’).
Shri Leelanand Secondary School (Jharkhand) and Indira Modern High School (Haryana) played out a 2-2 draw. Ashish scored a brace for Jharkhand (11’, 49’), while Sukhvinder (35’) and Aditya (45’) were on target for Haryana.
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