Kharghar school wins U-19 district football

NAVI MUMBAI: The boys of Kharghar-based Bal Bharati Public School (BBPS) continued their winning streak by lifting the under-19 boys’ inter-school district football title. The tournament was organized by Raigad District Sports Office at Karnala Sports Academy on Friday.
In an exciting final against Uran Education Society, BBPS, riding on Prateek Kaher’s goal, won the district crown 1-0.With the district title, BBPS qualified for the soon to be held Mumbai zonal meet.
The semifinal was nail biting as BBPS had its rival Lady Khatun Navik School of Nhava Sheva, putting up a tough fight against them. As the game went into penalty shootout, Hemant Sawant and captain Vishal Raj struck in the net. “We tied the match goalless in the regulation slot and tie-breaker decided the fate of the winner,” said Vishal Raj, captain of victorious team.
Earlier in the quarterfinal, DAV International School of Kharghar went down to BBPS 0-1 in the tiebreaker with Prateek Kaher scoring the winning goal. Similarly, in the pre-quarter, Kaher scored a goal against KMC College of Khopoli.