Negombo District vs Ambalangoda District - U16 All Island District Championship - Semi - Final - Kelaniya Complex - 20/08/2016 - Nimesh Tharaka (R) of Negombo District contesting for a ball in midfield against P.D Nuwan (L) of Ambalangoda District.
Both Jaffna District and Ambalangoda District moved into the U16 All Island District Championship beating Gampola District and Negombo District respectively at the Kelaniya Football Complex.
Ambalangoda District v Negombo District
Ambalangoda beat the lads from Negombo with a comprehensive 4-0 victory as Arosha Sandaruwan and Wikum Avishka were on the score sheet, as they piled on the goals on the 34th, 52nd, 65th and 78th minutes respectively with Arosha Sandaruwan bagging an impressive hat trick.
ThePapare.com Player of the Match – Arosha Sandaruwan
Jaffna District v Gampola District
In the second semi-final the lads from Jaffna were too good for the Gampola district team as their persistent pressure helped them breech the resilient Gampola defense with P.Abinesh, Reman Reamson, Rajkumar Santhan and Jayarasa Thillainathan getting on the scorecard.
A lackluster forward performance meant that the Gampola lads sealed their fate up against a scintillating Jaffna performance as they brushed aside easily by the competitions title clufavorites.
ThePapare.com Player of the Match – Rajkumar Santhan
