The Srinagar leg of FC Bayern Cup – a global inter school football cup, commenced at Delhi Public School ground here on Saturday.
Organisers in a statement here said that sixteen teams drawn from prominent schools of the Valley are participating in the tournament.
The statement said that on the first day of the tournament six matches were played. “Despite chilly conditions scores of people assembled at the venue and cheered the teams. The football didn’t disappoint either, as the teams put their best foot forward to enthrall the spectators,” it said.
In the first match Green Valley defeated Kashmir Harward in an exciting match 3-2. In the second match KV No 1 thrashed Al Ghazali School 5-0. Burn Hall notched a victory against Legends School by scoring 2 goals against one. The fourth match between Tyndale Biscoe and Sanctorum School Sopore ended in a draw with each team scoring a goal each. The fifth match between AGM’s City School vs Kashani school was won by the latter by 2-1.
The Srinagar leg of the international cup is being organised by Delhi Public School in collaboration with Real Kashmir Football Club & Adidas. All the matches are being played in the Indoor stadium of the school. Delhi Public School Srinagar has added one more feather to its cap by becoming the first school in the state to host the game in an indoor stadium.