Iron Born FC will do well, believes coach Ansari - आयर्न बॉर्न एफसी चांगली कामगिरी करेल, प्रशिक्षकांना विश्‍वास

IBFC qualifies for final round of the Hero Junior League in Kolkata

Mumbai, May 17: Iron Born Football Club (IBFC) team members were in an upbeat mood and exuded plenty of confidence ahead of the team’s departure to Kolkata to participate in the final round of the AIFF Hero Junior League 2018-2019. The team departed from CSTM on Thursday evening.

IBFC, a new premier youth football club from Mumbai, had defeated the likes of Mumbai City FC, Kenkre FC and India Rush Soccer Academy to reach the final rounds and was the top two teams from Mumbai zone to enter directly to the final round. The achievement of the IBFC U-15 team is especially laudable as they have qualified in the very first year of participation in the tournament.

The team will play in the final round which will be held in Kolkata from May 21 onwards. They are placed in Group D and will be competing with FC Madras, Bengaluru FC and a qualifier from the Playoffs. The final round will comprise of league, semi-finals and final matches.

The coach of the team, Aqeel Ansari, could not be more proud of these young players. “All the hard work and effort have led to fruition and they are primed to give their best in the final round. He exuded confidence even though the U-15 youngsters were playing outside the city for the first team. He added that the hard work and preparatory arrangements were possible because of the unstinted support of the Rustomjee group and promised a good brand of football.”

  मुंबई, 18 मे : 

      एआयएफएफ हिरो ज्युनियर लीग 2018-2019 सालच्या अंतिम फेरीत सहभागी होण्यासाठी कोलकातालाजाण्यापुर्वी आयर्न बॉर्न  फुटबॉल क्‍लब (आयबीएफसी) संघातील सदस्यांचा विश्‍वास दुणावला आहे. स्पर्धेत सहभागीहोण्यासाठी गुरुवारी संध्याकाळी संघ सीएसटीएम येथून रवाना झाला.

  आयबीएफसी हा मुंबईचा नवीन प्रिमियर युथ फुटबॉल संघ आहे. त्यांनी मुंबई सिटी एफसी, केंकरे एफसी आणिइंडिया रश सॉकर अकॅडमी सारख्या संघांना पराभूत करत अंतिम फेरीपर्यंत मजल मारली व मुंबई विभागातील अव्वलदोन संघांमध्ये स्थान मिळवले. या अव्वल दोन संघांना थेट अंतिम फेरीत प्रवेश मिळाला. विशेष म्हणजेआयबीएफसीचा 15 वर्षाखालील संघ आपल्या सहभागाच्या पहिल्या वर्षी अंतिम फेरीपर्यंत पोहोचला आहे.

   कोलकाता येथे अंतिम फेरीला 21 मे पासून सुरुवात होणार आहे. या संघाचा सहभाग ड गटात करण्यात आला आहे.त्यांच्यासोबत गटात एफसी मद्रास, बंगळूरु एफसी आणि प्लेऑफमधील क्वॉलिफायर संघाचा समावेश आहे. लीगच्याअंतिम फेरीत उपांत्यफेरी व अंतिम फेरी पार पडेल     खेळाडूंनी केलेल्या मेहनतीचे फळ त्यांना मिळाले आहे. अंतिम फेरीतही त्यांचा  प्रयत्न सर्वोत्तम कामगिरी करण्याचाअसणार आहे.15 वर्षाखालील संघातील खेळाडू शहराबाहेर पहिल्यांदाच सहभाग नोंदविणार आहे.रुस्तमजी ग्रुपच्यापाठींब्यामुळे आम्हाला सर्व सोयसुविधा मिळत आहे. त्यांनी दिलेला पाठींबा हा महत्वाचा आहे असे संघाचे प्रशिक्षकअकील अन्सारी म्हणाले.