Lower Sumin SS wins Chisopani JHS U-15 I’Day fooball final

The most anticipated football match of the tournament was won by Lower Sumin SS. Winner runner trophies along with other certificates and medals were distributed from the hand of the Chief Guest.

Playing in the finals of the U-15 Inter-School Football Tournament held at Chisopani JHS, the school boy’s team of Lower Sumin SS defeated their rivals Burung JHS with six goals to one. Purna Bahadhur Sherpa scored a hat-trick while Passang Sherpa and Karma Bhutia added three and a goal respectively. Aashish Darjee scored the lone goal for Burung JHS.

Passang Sherpa from Lower Sumin SS won the Man of the Match trophy, Bhim Bahadhur Chetri from Nimtar JHS was adjudged the Best Goalkeeper of the tournament, Dawa Karma Sherpa from Upper Sumin was awarded the Highest Goal Scorer of the tournament, Ganesh Chettri from Lower Sumin SS was presented the Player of the tournament and East Point SSS has unanimously announced the Fair Play Team of the tournament.

The winner and the runner trophy was sponsored by Mahesh Kr Dahal in memory of his father while the Player of the Tournament was sponsored by ‘Proud to be a Sikkimese’ Blog. Lobzang Bhutia was the match referee while Nikhil Rai and Parshu Gurung were the second referees.