Courtesy: Indian Express


Schoolchildren take to the ‘beautiful game’

The city seems to have finally taken a liking to the ‘beautiful game’ if the response to the recently concluded football tournament is an indication.

In all, 89 teams in three different categories participated in ‘Futsal’, which was held between September 25 and October 3 at Anand Niketan School in the Satellite area.

The game can be termed a T20 version of football, having only five players in each side and a playing time of 20 minutes. The ground is also much smaller compared to a standard football field.

‘Kahani Kugers’ beat Eklavya School by 4-1 to win the Under-14 boys’ final.

Himanshu Bhandari (13), the captain of the winning side said: “It was great fun. I love football. I want to be a footballer and play for India.”

The U-17 final for girls was played between ‘Riverside girls’ and ‘Eklavya girls’. Riverside won by 2-1.


Posted by Luca Ranocchiari --> luca.ranocchiari@futsalplanet.com