Dharmaraja soccer champs

Upananda JAYASUNDERA - Kandy Sports Special Corr.

SOCCER: Dharmaraja College, Kandy emerged champions beating Sri Sumangala, Kandy by 2 goals to nil in the final at the Kandy District Under-15 Schools Soccer Tournament conducted by the D.S. Senanayake Vidyalaya, Kandy which concluded on Friday.

Twenty one teams participated in this tournament and in the semi-final Dharmaraja beat Zahira, Katugastota by 5 goals to 4 on tie breaker. In the other semi-final Sri Sumangala beat Trinity College, Kandy by 2 goals to nil to enter the final.

In a friendly match D.S. Senanayake Vidyalaya, Kandy beat Nugawela Central by 2 goals to nil in the same tournament. The Trinity College soccer team was selected as the up and coming soccer team.

Kapila Dissanayake, Manager People's Bank, Kandy, Thushara Basnayake, Distribution Manager, David Peiris & Co., Kandy and Lalantha Sanjeewa Peiris, Member of the Kandy Municipality distributed the awards to the winners.