Anita Dungdung (two) and Shaulina Dang scored the goals as St. Patrick’s High School, Gumla, defended its title with a 3-0 victory over Government Senior Secondary School, Alakhpura, Bhiwani, in the under-17 girls final of the 62nd Subroto Cup football tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium on Tuesday.

St. Patrick’s School, Gumla, the champion outfit.
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Anita Dungdung (two) and Shaulina Dang scored the goals as St. Patrick’s High School, Gumla, defended its title with a 3-0 victory over Government Senior Secondary School, Alakhpura, Bhiwani, in the under-17 girls final of the 62nd Subroto Cup football tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium on Tuesday.

The champion team was presented the trophy by Air Marshal A.P. Singh, Vice-Chief of the Air Staff, along with a cheque for Rs. 3,50,000. The runner-up trophy and a cash award of Rs. 2,00,000 was presented by Air Marshal P.K. Ghosh, Director General.

Anita was adjudged the player-of-the-tournament and presented Rs. 40,000. Suraj Muni of St. Patrick’s School was presented the best goalkeeper award and a cash prize of Rs. 25,000. The best coach award was given to Beena Kerketta of the Jharkhand team.

Overall, 32 teams competed in the under-17 girls event, including teams from Jammu and Kashmir, and one from Bangladesh.