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Mapusa Boy’s lift GOA-L Cup VI
Player of
the tournament, Mayur Pilankar scored the winning goal as Mapusa Boy’s lifted
the sixth edition of the GOA-L Cup at Saraswat ground, Khorlim, Mapusa on
Friday.
The fast
paced three-a-side contest was organised to bring an end to the youth football
camp which was organised by the GOA Learning Soccer School (GOA-L), from the 1st till the 31st of May. Aldrid Da Costa conducted the
training, along with assistant coach Gajanan Kauthankar.
In total
twenty-six wards between the ages of 10 to 14 participated in the month long
camp. The training was based on the English grassroots model, which focused on
technical, social, psychological, and physical aspects.
The tactical
element was also covered as the ward’s moved from playing small sided games at
the start of the course to eventually combining well in an 11-a-side format, as
their skill proficiency gradually increased.
On the final
day the parents were the chief guests and gave away the prizes. The adults also
contested an eagerly watched tie-breaker competition, where the mothers and
sisters performed just as well as the fathers and brothers.
In the
3-a-side competition, Mayur Pilankar, Amogh Mishal and Swaraj Samant made up
the winning trio. Mayur was adjudged the player of the tournament, Amogh was
awarded the most improved player and Omkar Shinkre won the juggling prize. All
the participants were given certificates.
