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Hill Boys United FC starts 5 a side tourney with Jigmi Dorjee’s hat trick


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Hill Boys United FC, the team sponsored by kolkatafootball.com and co-sponsored by Hill-Queen Travels, won its first match of the Kolkata Parsee Club 5- a side invitational Football Tournament today at Kolkata Parsee Club Maidan. They beat the Street Ballers Club of Kolkata by 3 - 0. A 21-year-old promising Hill Boys United Striker Jigmi Dorjee scored a hat trick in the match. The first half result was goalless.

The 16 teams Football tournament started on the 10th where the Winner's prize money is Rs. 25,000. Being a 5-a-side game, the duration of the match was 15 minutes in each half. The team Street Ballers, which Hill Boys United defeated, was also a good side but they ran out of steam in the second half and Hill Boys took full advantage of this and scored all three goals in the second half. Saurav Rai, a Hill Boys United player missed a good chance to score in the 2nd half.

Now, Hill Boys united will play against Shining Stars, Kolkata on the 17th. Hill Boys United team Manager Roshan Prasad is very much pleased with the success of his Team. He told that, if his boys will maintain this kind of performance in all matches then, they will surely go a long way in the tournament. The Advisors of the team are well-known Footballers Nirmal Chhetri and Crispin Chhetri.

The club was formed with the intention of providing young and aspiring footballers with a platform to showcase their skills and get noticed. Apart from participating in various football tournaments, the club shall also provide promising players with trials and tryouts in the major football clubs of Kolkata.

TEAM- Hill Boys United: Ganesh Gurung, Saurabh Rai, Loden Lepchaa, Abling Lepcha, Yugal Lama, Tenzing Thinley Lepcha, Jigmi Dorjee, Gyaltshen Moktan, Akhilesh Raj Gurung.

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