Elizabeth Moir held their nerve in a tense penalty shootout over Royal Institute, to claim the Dialog International Schools Championship after the two sides remained locked with a goal apiece, following the end of regular time action, at the Henry Pedris grounds last week. Royal Institute were lackluster from the penalty spot, failing to convert [...]

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Elizabeth Moir held their nerve in a tense penalty shootout over Royal Institute, to claim the Dialog International Schools Championship after the two sides remained locked with a goal apiece, following the end of regular time action, at the Henry Pedris grounds last week.

Royal Institute were lackluster from the penalty spot, failing to convert a single one of their attempts before going down 3-0.

Spurred on by a large and vocal crowd, both schools employed attacking strategies throughout the opening half of the game. The first twenty minutes alone yielded a plethora of chances for both sides, yet their strikers failed to pounce on these opportunities, perhaps due to pressure created by the occasion.

In the second half though, this nervous tension evaporated, and a goal seemed imminent. Elizabeth Moir obliged in the 46th minute with a well-directed corner kick which was met with a brilliant strike from J. Pyo Hong.

However, 10 minutes later Royal Institute equalized before FIFA referee Tharanga Kumara eventually blew the whistle for the decisive shootout.

Rizafath Ahamed, who netted in 11 goals for Royal Institute during the tournament, claimed the Golden Boot award, while Sandesh Mendis of Elizabeth Moir was awarded the prestigious Golden Ball award.D.S.




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