Rajasthan defeated Uttar Pradesh West 2-0 in the final of the 2nd National Mini Football Championship 2013 in the Under-19 Boys Category to lift the trophy.In the first-half, an assist given by Virendra Pratap led to a awesome goal conversion by Abhishek Meena in the 12th minute and in the 18th minute of the game, a header off a corner-kick by Virendra Pratap Singh could not be stopped by the UP goalkeeper. The 2-0 scoreline was intact till the end and Rajasthan lifted the Trophy.Meanwhile, in the Under-19 category for girls, the final was won by West Bengal 3-0 against Bihar. The girls played some of the best football the Jaipur crowd has seen for years.The competitions final was played at Chougan Stadium Ground in Jaipur. Jaipur saw quality football after a long time as players from across the country came to participate in the Competition. In total 24 Teams in the Boys’ category and 16 teams in the Girls’ Category from across India participated in the tournament, amongst them Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Haryana, Delhi,etc.
The Mini Football Competition will also act as a critical stepping-stone for these young footballers with finalist set to be shortlisted by the All India Mini Football Federation technical committee for the India Under-19 squad and play in Nepal this year representing the country in this form of football.
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