Photo: Rev. Bro. Granville Perera, President Sri
Lanka Schools together with Asian best Goal Keeper
Mr. Sampath Bandara
Sampath Bandara 'Best Goalie'
Sri Lanka's under-19 goal keeper Sampath Bandara
was adjudged as the Best Goal Keeper at the Asian
Junior Football Championship concluded on Wednesday
7th July, 2004 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Sri Lanka won their first two games against hosts
Malaysia one goal to nil and in the second game they
defeated Brunei two goals to nil.
The next two games saw Lankans go down to strongest
teams in the tournament China and Indonesia one goal
to nil.
India which was scheduled to play Sri Lanka in their
fifth game did not compete in the tournament. R.
M. U. Mahindapala Director Youth Development Programme
FFSL said that this young pool has shown tremendous
potential and he is confident that they can bring
in good results in the future.
They were trained by Raja Chandrasiri a Sri Lanka
goal keeper and of Benedictine fame.
Match results are as follows:-
Match |
Result |
China Vs Sri Lanka |
China won by |
1-0 |
India Vs Sri Lanka |
Walkover |
|
Malaysia Vs Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka won by |
1-0 |
Singapore Vs Sri Lanka |
Singapore won by |
3-1 |
