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A battle of midfields

School Championship final today

Sports Reporter
It will be a battle of midfields when Victoria High School of Moulvibazar take on Town Secondary School of Barisal in the final match of the Citycell National School Football Championship at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today.
The match kicks off at 5pm with state-run Bangladesh Television telecasting the proceedings live from the venue.
The boys from Moulvibazar are on a high after crushing Govindaganj School of Gaibandha 4-0 in one semifinal but it would be unwise to underestimate the Barisal lads, who needed an injury time goal to edge Tangail's Shuti VM School 4-3 in the other.
"Our opponents have a very strong midfield but so do we. So the team that takes control of possession early will have the advantage. We
hope to score at least one goal before halftime and if we can do that, we would be able to defend," told Victoria skipper Ripon, who leads the tightest defence in the competition.
The high-scoring side from Moulvibazar have conceded just one goal so far against 21 but Ripon, a centre back, knows the opposition striking pair would be a real threat.
"In addition, they have a superb playmaker in Jumman so we have to stop the trio. But our coach has taken good care of us and he treats us like his children."
Victoria coach Ekramur Rahman Rana said that his boys are very disciplined and working hard to come this far.
"I congratulate the Bangladesh Football Federation and Citycell for reviving school football and hope it would be held every year from now on. The boys come from a very poor background but they dream of becoming stars. This is a big opportunity for them to shine," told Rana, who prefers a 5-3-2 formation.
At the other end, leftback Rahin will lead Town School, who arc expected to start 4-3-3 — one of the most attacking formations of the game.
"We are here to win the championship and I have faith in our team work which has been very good so far," said Rahin. "We are strong in all three departments."
However, their star player Jumman has a minor injury but he is expected to play.
"We may even switch to 4-2-4," informed Town Schools coach Moshiur Alam Swapan.
"The boys lacked temperament in the semifinal but recovered quickly to win the match in extra time. This is the first visit to Dhaka for most of my players and they arc enjoying the trip. I would reouest the sponsors and die federation to make this event permanent in the calendar to inspire the kids and hidden talents," he added.
State Minister for Youth and Snorts Ahad Ali Sarkar will distribute prizes as chief guest while Cityccll's CEO Michael Seymour will be present as the special guest.