GANGTOK, 14 Jan: United Sikkim Football Club juniors, which comprises of players from the Sikkim Sports Academy are back home with the runners-up trophy from the U-19 Football Tournament for football academies held at Kalna in Burdwan district of West Bengal.
In the closely played final match on Sunday, USFC Jrs lost to East Bengal by a solitary goal. They had defeated George Telegraph Football Academy 2-1 in the semi-finals to reach the finals.
Apart from the runners-up trophy, United Sikkim FC junior’s Yogyal Lepcha received the Player of the Tournament trophy while Tshering Zangpo Tamang was the Highest Scorer with his 3 goals in the tournament.
