The finals of the All Mumbai Girls Inter School Champions Trophy was held on August 30, 2019 at the Thakur Sports Complex grounds in Kandivali (E) at 4.00 pm. The teams playing in the finals were St.Xavier’s High School and my school, Children’s Academy. St.Xavier’s High School was the reigning champion and had not conceded a single goal throughout the tournament. For our school it was a do or die situation but for the opponent it would be a continuation of their winning streak.
On the day of the game, our team assembled in the school at 2 o’clock and was taken to the ground in the school bus. On reaching the ground, the players were given new jerseys for the final match. Since most of the players were from Std.10, almost all the students were present on the ground to support and cheer them. Our opponents too had a large number of students to cheer their team. The ambience on the ground was similar to an international sports event.
The opponents won the toss and chose to take the first kick and our captain chose the Thakur College end of the ground as the sun was still over the other half of the ground which would make the players sweat and tired. All the spectators sat under the shade of the trees which surrounded the ground. The skipper of the rival team was the best player of the tournament and her excellent dribbling skills made them dominate the first half of the match. Our defense put up a very brave fight and prevented them from scoring any goals.
Our team got to kick start the second half and that gave them an upper-hand. Through some very sharp moves and quick passes, the three forward players and the middle centre half player sliced through the rivals and scored the only goal of the match. The opponents gave their best throughout the second half but could not make any headway and the final whistle blew without them scoring a single goal.
The opponents won the toss and chose to take the first kick and our captain chose the Thakur College end of the ground as the sun was still over the other half of the ground which would make the players sweat and tired. All the spectators sat under the shade of the trees which surrounded the ground. The skipper of the rival team was the best player of the tournament and her excellent dribbling skills made them dominate the first half of the match. Our defense put up a very brave fight and prevented them from scoring any goals.
Our team got to kick start the second half and that gave them an upper-hand. Through some very sharp moves and quick passes, the three forward players and the middle centre half player sliced through the rivals and scored the only goal of the match. The opponents gave their best throughout the second half but could not make any headway and the final whistle blew without them scoring a single goal.
Our school won the championship. There was cheering, screaming, shouting, yelling and every possible action of a winning team. On the way back, all the students were celebrating with the team in the bus and the rest of them on the streets dancing and cheering. Many students staying en route joined the merrymaking all the way back to the school.
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