Vishene De Silva scored two goals as Lyceum International Nugegoda defeated Kottawa Dharmapala College 2-0 for the Plate Championship at the Sam Chandrasinghe Challenge trophy seven a side football tournament.
This seven a side tournament was organized by the Old Anandians Soccer Wing held recently, at Sugathadasa Outdoor stadium. Nearly 64 schools island-wide participated for this two day tournament among which Lyceum International School Nugegoda was one of them.
Several matches were played on which Lyceum International Nugegoda took over Carey College Colombo and Rahula College Matara and met semi-finals with St. Joseph’s Maradana beating them with 1-0 that led to the finals with Kottawa Dharmapala School on the second day at 26th showing a remarkable performance aiming for the Plate Champions. The opponent was beaten at 2-0 bagging the trophy at victory.
Vishene De Silva being an Under 17 player scored both the goals at the finals – one prior to half time and the other after half time. The match was set for 20 minutes and the captain of the team was Sanjana Gunawardena. The team was coached by Mr. Lalith Perera and the TIC being Mr. Malith Achintha Rajapaksha.
