St.Pauls wins Fr.Eddie Memorial football cup
10:21 PM Posted by ukmad
St.Pauls High School won the Fr.Eddie Memorial football tournament by beating archrivals St.Xaviers by 1 goal to nil.
The match was played at the St.Pauls Hostel ground and there was a huge presence of football fans.
Thanks Ajay Deshpande.
Royston Finals Marathi VidyaNiketanb win 2-1
6:26 PM Posted by ukmad
This is what all the fans gathered at the ground must have wanted to see a classic game of football at the Royston Memorial Gold cup finals.
Marathi Vidyaniketan struck the first goal in the first half to surprise St.Pauls and then St.Pauls equaled the goal and at half time both teams were 1-1.
During the second half Marathi Vidyaniketan made aggressive attempts to make goal but none of the teams were successful.
In the first half of Extra time Vidyaniketan scored their second goal.
St.Pauls takes on Marathi Vidya Niketan tomorrow in finals
10:08 AM Posted by ukmad
The Royston memorial gold cup 2009 will be played between favorites St.Pauls and Marathi Vidya Niketan tomorrow i.e. 7th at 3.30pm.
Royston semis today
10:37 AM Posted by ukmad
In ongoing Royston memorial gold cup here at the St.Pauls hostel ground St.Pauls will take on Islamiya at 4 pm in the second semi final and St.Xaviers will play against Marathi Vidyaniketan at 3 pm.
Royston quarterfinals today
7:43 AM Posted by ukmad
The quarterfinals of the prestigious Royston memorial football tournament will be played today.
St.Pauls will take on Nalanda School at 3pm
Loyola lift Royceton memorial Invitation cup
6:47 PM Posted by ukmad
Loyola High school of Margao won the finals of Royceton memorial invitation Cup football at St Paul’s grounds, Belgaum on Wednesday. They beat Marathi Vidya Niketan Belgaum 4-1 in the decider. The main scorers were Filboun Crasto, also rewarded for being the highest scorer of the tournament. Klins Mendes was declared as best player of the tournament. Loyola has won this tournament for the third time.
Belgaums football pride the Royceton Gomes Memorial tournament
10:03 AM Posted by ukmad
Belgaum’s football season kicks off with the Royceton Gomes Memorial tournament in the month of July. Now the Royceton Gomes Memorial Sports Organisation undertakes two tournaments on the St.Paul’s hostel grounds, one Invitation Cup and another Memorial Cup. While the matches for ‘Invitation Cup’ will be held from July 18 to 22, the ‘Memorial Cup’ matches will be conducted from July 24 to August 7. Six teams, one from Mumbai, two from Goa and three from Belgaum city will compete for the Invitation Cup, on league-cum-knockout basis. For the Memorial Cup, 19 teams from local schools will be participating. The finals of the tournament will be played on Royceton’s Gomes birthday, August 7.
History
The history that precedes these tournaments dates back to August 25, 1979, when a little boy, Royceton Gomes, aged nine, was studying in standard 3 at St. Paul’s High School in Belgaum city. On that fateful day he went on a picnic with his father to Gokak Falls. Royceton left the house all excited, but never to return.
He met his end in a shallow canal adjoining the dam at the picnic spot near the falls. The hazardous waters swept him away. Later, his body was recovered after a search operation. His parents were in shock.
Royceton had been fond of football. It drove his father, Joe Gomes, to start a football tournament in his memory. In 1981, a few of his father’s close friends started the tournament on St. Paul’s grounds. Over the years it has gained popularity and today, after 27 years, the tournament is one of the most-looked forward to annual event. Participants are not only the local schools but also teams from Mumbai, Pune and Goa.
This tournament has seen one of the most disciplined teams playing each other. The standard of the teams has also increased with time. Out of the 27 years that’s this tournament has been played St.Paul’s have won it 22 times, Phoenix School 4 times and Belgaum Military School once.
Many of those reading this might have just remembered themselves playing or cheering, the atmosphere is thrilling and the under 13 lads just play good football.
Royston Memorial Quarter finals today
10:10 AM Posted by ukmad
Today's matches:
GG Chitins Vs Islamiya @ 3pm
St.Pauls Vs M V Herwadkar @ 4pm
Royston Memorial updates
9:34 AM Posted by ukmad
Royston Memorial updates:
M V Herwadkar, St.Xaviers & G G Chitnis schools won their respective matches and entered the knock out rouand starting from today.
Today Matches:
Rashtriya Military School Vs Sant mira
Bensons School Vs Mahila Vidyalaya
Oriental Vs Cantonment School
Royoston memorial knock out round
12:16 PM Posted by ukmad
Today evening the lots of the matches of the knock out round will be done. 14 schools have made their place to this round.
The knock out round will begin from tomorrow.
Royston Memorial updates
9:47 PM Posted by ukmad
M V Herwadkar, St.Xaviers & G G Chitnis schools won their respective matches and entered the knock out rouand starting from today.
Today Matches:
Rashtriya Military School Vs Sant miraBensons School Vs Mahila VidyalayaOriental Vs Cantonment School
Xaviers win
10:01 AM Posted by ukmad
Royston Memorial Begins
9:55 AM Posted by ukmad
In the opening match, St.Pauls beat Maratha Mandal 7 goals to 0.
Oriental school beat Vanita Vidyala 2-0 and Rashtriya Military School beat Dyan Probhadhan Mandir 5-0.
Today's matches: Sant Meera Vs Mahila Vidyalaya @ 3pm
Marathi Vidya Niketan Vs M V Herwadkar @ 4pm
Bensons School Vs St.Xaviers @ 5pm
Royston Gomes football begins 18 july
9:31 AM Posted by ukmad
On 15th August 1979 Royston, son of Jo Gomes studying in Std.3 went to Gokak for a holiday. By accident he fell into the water and the he died.
Royston, loved to play football and keeping this mind in 1981 his father started this tournament. This tournament has been a landmark stone in the football season of the year and the stepping-stone for upcoming footballers. As all of them start playing for their school only from this tournament.
This tournament has seen one of the most disciplined teams playing each other. The standard of the teams has also increased with time. Out of the 26 years that’s this tournament has been played St.Pauls have won it 21 times, Phoenix School 4 times and Belgaum Military School once.
This time 20 schools will participate in the tournament. The finalists qualify for inter state invitational tournament in which this year teams from Goa, Bangalore and Pune will participate.
I know many of those reading this might have also played in this tournament when they were in school. I never played tough but was witness to many a victory of St.Pauls and also witness to the loss to Belgaum Military School.
Hip Hip Hurray !!!
