With only two subs, our girls displayed tremendous fortitude and with strong teamwork, soldiered on through a ton of bruises, collisions and hard knocks to secure the second place for the Cup.

Two decisive wins and a hard fought loss at the league stages set up a semi final clash with Valley Fort. The semis were a close contest with no side giving ground, but ultimately, our outstanding teamwork shone through to help squeak past them for a place in the finals.

Flying in from a cool dry 15 degrees in Hong Kong to a humid, thirty something environment coupled with boggy turf was another condition our girls bore with equanimity.

A fantastic experience, our U12s are raring to go for the next tournament.

Credits: Aniruddh Madhusudan for write up and photo.