Media Release

Bengaluru, Sep 14: In an exciting final that went into tie breaker after extra time, Kodagu Academy went on to win the All India Under-15 five a side football tournament beating Indus International School by 4-3 goals on Sunday September 13 at the Kanteerava Stadium.

After a 1-1 draw in the final, Kodagu Academy managed to scrape past Indus International School in the penalty shootout. Kodagu Academy received a fantastic trophy and Rs 40,000 for the win, while Indus International School was given Rs 30, 000 for the win along with a trophy. Jayan F C Bengaluru finished in the third position when they beat Boca Juniors ‘A’ by 3 goals to nothing to take Rs 20, 000 with a trophy while Boca Juniors took home Rs 10, 000 with the trophy. Earlier in the semi finals Kodagu Academy beat Boca Juniors (4-0) while Indus International School beat Jayan F C Bengaluru in the tie breaker (1-0).

There were 64 teams that took part in the tournament from all over India. At the end of the league matches, 32 teams qualified for the knockout phase that was played on Sunday. In all, a record 128 matches were completed in two days.

The tournament organised by Denz Foundation to encourage young football stars of the country saw superb skills by the youngsters coming from various teams in the country apart from Karnataka teams.

Individual prize winners:
Best promising youngster: Bavu Nishad (EK Sports, Calicut)
Golden Boot Award: Terence (Jayan F C Bengaluru)
Most valuable player: Tanveer (Kodagu Academy)
Best goalkeeper: Sanat Narayan (Boca Juniors)
Best defender: Ghalib (Indus International School)
Best midfielder: Pavan (Boca Juniors)
Best forward: Shrikrith Podar (Indus International School)
Best disciplined team: Vinay’s Holistic Football Club, Pune.

Decathlon Sports were the performance partners along with Hutti Gold Mines and others as sponsors. M S Krishna Murthy, chairman of referees committee of KSFA gave away the trophies at the end of the finals.