Thomians edge out Sylvestrians

S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen, Kandy Sports Cor.

St. Thomas’ College, Matale scored a close 2-1 win over St. Sylvester’s College, Matale to enter the semi-finals of the All-Island Schools Boys Under-17 Hockey Championship organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Hockey Association and played at Matale yesterday.

The match produced exciting hockey and the match ended in a scoreless draw. In the penalty tie breaker system which followed the Matale Thomians won 2-1.

The results of the other matches played yesterday. Royal College beat Wesley College 4-0, Vijaya College, Matale beat St. Aloysius’ College, Galle 2-0, Zahira College, Matale beat Maris Stella College 2-0, Dharmaraja College beat St. Peter’s College 2-1, Ananda College received a walk over from Jaffna College, Nalanda College beat Royal College, Panadura 2-0, Christ Church College, Matale beat Sirimavo Bandaranaike Model School, Matale 2-0, Vijaya College beat St. Peter’s College 3-0, Nalanda College beat St. Thomas’ College, Matale 1-0, Christ Church College beat Trinity College 7-0, Dharmadutha College beat Richmond College 2-0, St. Sylvlester’s College beat Bandaranaike Vidyalaya, Gampaha 5-0, Zahira College, Matale beat Jaffna College 4-0.

The finals will be played today at 4 p.m. at the Nandimithra Ekanayake Hockey Stadium, Matale.