Mini Olympics U-14 Football Tournament: Mysuru finishes runners-up

Seen in the picture are (standing from left) S.K. Chiranth, P. Chiranth, Suhaan Uthappa, D. Gaurav (Captain), D.V. Praveen Raju (Coach), Shishir Shetty, M.S. Dheer, N. Suprith Prana, Preetham A. Gowda and Rishon D. Almeida; (kneeling from left) B. Deepak, Krishang S. Gowda, S. Hemanth Gowda, S. Dhirren Kumar, S. Varun Kumar, J. Jack Stalin and K.N. Ashish Kumar.

Mysuru U-14 football team finished runners-up in the Mini Olympics Games which was held at Bengaluru Football Stadium recently.

In the first match, Mysuru beat Vijayapura district with an impressive scoreline of  13-0. The second match was a nail-biting contest against Belagavi  where Mysuru scored a last minute equaliser and secured a well-deserved 2-2 draw. In the third and final league match, Mysuru finished with an massive scoreline of 7-0 against Uttara Kannada.

Mysuru topped their group on superior Goal difference and qualified for the final. In the final, Mysuru lost to Bengaluru in which the scoreline read 0-5.

The team was coached by Praveen Raju who is also the Technical Director of Vijayanagar Football Academy and an Asian Football Confederation ‘C’ License holder.

This post was published on June 15, 2022 5:00 pm