Sri Ganesh High School, Bakhtiyarpur in last 8

Patna, November 1, 2009: Defending champions Sri Ganesh High School, Bakhtiyarpur and Sri Ram Govind Prasad Sah High School, Byapur moved into the quarterfinals of the second Rock inter-school soccer tournament at the outer ground of the Moinul Haq Stadium here on Sunday.

In the first match, Sri Ram Govind Prasad Sah High School clinched a hard-fought lone goal win Patna Central School. Striker Ravishankar Kumar shot home the match winner in the 22nd minute of the game.

Patna Central School boys fought hard to equalize the lead but of no avail.

In the second match of the day, Sri Ganesh High School tamed Don Bosco Academy 2-0.

Right from the sart, Sri Ganesh High School, Bakhtiyarpur boys dominated the proceedings and did not allow their rivals to make worthwhile attempt towards their goal. In a fast paced game, Sujit Kumar drew the first blood in the 18th minute off a pass from Govind. Chandan completed the tally in the second half.

Photo caption: Defending champions Sri Ganesh High School, Bakhtiyarpur (in blue) and Don Bosco Academy players in action (in all three pictures from top) during the second Rock inter-school football tournament in Patna on November 1, 2009.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

BMP boys struggle to beat XI Star

Patna, November 1, 2009: BMP Boys Club struggled to beat XI Star, Mokama 2-1 in the Patna senior division soccer league at the New Police Lines ground here on Sunday while Eleven Brothers FC beat Taj Club 1-0 in the other match that filled with controversy.

BMP boys were leading 2-0 in the first half.

Md Shahnawaz opened the account in the 12th minute with a rasping pile diver. Dhananjay Kumar increased the margin in the 30th minute. Rama Shankar Prasad reduced the margin in the 70th minute for XI Star.

In the first match, Eleven Brothers FC shot into the lead through Vijay Gurung in the 15th minute. The controversy erupted in the 26th minute when officials of Eleven Brothers lodged a protest against some unregistered players of Taj Club. Referee asked the players to give their signatures on a paper. Taj Club refused it and walked off the filed protesting referee’s decision. Later, the organizers declared Eleven Brothers the winners.

Baldev Sanskrit High School, Army School, Danapur enter quarterfinals

Patna, October 31, 2009:
Baldev Sanskrit High School, Masaurhi and Army School, Danapur earned quarterfinal berths in the Rock inter-school football tournament in contrasting styles at the outer ground of the Moinul Haq Stadium here on Saturday.

Baldev Sanskrit High School, Masaurhi got the better of Ideal Public School, Patna 6-5 via tie-breaker after playing a hard-fought game while Army School got walk-over against AN Singh Inter High School, Ekma (Saran).

The second match of the day turned out to be an anti-climax as the tournament committee did not allow the Saran team to play for fielding over-age players.

Masaurhi boys shot into the lead very early in the match as Sahil Kumar placed the ball in after Ideal Public School goalkeeper Amit Kumar fumbled the ball. S Ali equalized the lead in the 7th minute to make it 1-1 for Ideal boys. Both the teams played cohesive soccer but failed to hit the target. The first half of the match ended 1-1.

The second half also witnessed some well planned moves from both the sides but scoreline remained the same. The highlight was Sahil missing an open sitter in the 46th minute.

In shootouts, Zakir, Roshan Raj, Ashutosh Raj, Roshan and Manu Kumar hit the target for Baldev Sanskrit High School, Masaurhi while S Hembrum, Avinash, Durga Murmu and Aditya shot home for Ideal Public School.

Photo caption: Baldev Sanskrit High School, Masaurhi boys pose for group photograph in Patna on October 31, 2009.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Junior Police boys too good for Taj Club

Patna, October 31, 2009:
Junior Police Boys Club thrashed Taj Club 3-0 in the Patna senior division soccer league at the New Police Lines ground here on Saturday.

Junior Police Boys Club took a commendable 2-0 in the first half. Nitesh Kumar scored two consecutive goals in the fourth and fifth minutes of the match to take it to 2-0
Ravi Kumar made it 3-0 for the winners in the 75th minute.

Earlier, in the first match, BMP Boys Club struggled hard to down Yuva Shakti Football Club, Masaurhi by a solitary second half goal. Dhananjay Kumar netted the match winner in the 66th minute. Shiva Kumar of BMP Boys and Santu of Yuva Shakti Football Club, Masaurhi were shown yellow cards for rough play by referee Harendra Kumar.