Super goalkeeping by Arjun Singh enabled Mamta Modern win the final in penalty shootout.

Christ Collegiate, playing their second Subroto final (they finished runners-up to Arya Vidyapeeth, Guwahati in 1992), were just five away minutes from victory before a defensive lapse shattered their title hopes.

The Cuttack school took the lead in the ninth minute when Santosh Rao scored a goal off an acute angle and defended the lead till the 65th minute.

When they looked set for a win they conceded an indirect kick. Striker Devash took advantage of a gap in the defensive wall and with a powerful shot scored the equaliser.

In the penalty shootout (the teams failed to score in the 15-minute of extra-time, penalty shootout was resorted to end the stalemate. In the penalty shootout,mamta modern school goal keeper brought off a good save when he blocked santosh Rao's shot and then D.Lakra shot over and that ended christ collegiate's hunt for the trophy.

In the penalty shootout,ishwar singh,deepak,devesh and lingya converted their spot kicks for the winners while only firoz khan and shiekh fayaz could hit the target for cuttack school.

Christ collegiate, who finished runners up in 1992 also, dominated the proceedings most of the time and the local team looked disjointed and without any plan. The hot and humid conditions also had its effect on the players who could not give their best.

Cuttack school should have increased the lead in the first half but arjun singh brought off a fine save when he foiled Yusuf Khan. in the first session cuttack goalkeeper R Behra was hardly tested. The committee chose the following as the best on the basis of their performance in the tournament.

Subroto (u-17): Goalkeepers: Robin Majumdar (BRC Army Boys, Danapur), Ram Prasad Sarkar (SAI, Calcutta), Chitaranjan Behra (Chrst Collegiate, Orssa). Defenders: Hrushikesh Behera (Christ Collegiate, Orissa), Rabi Shankar Guha (SAI, Bengal), Birendra Bodra (BRC Army Boys), S Santa (Manipur), Eshwar Singh (Dli), Basata Kumar Swain (Orissa), Gurpreet Singh (Chd), Bhaskar Gogoi (Asm), Dinesh Kaushik (Dli). Mid-fielders: Ninja Kabui (Dli), Asim Biswas (BRC), Prakash Koley (SAI), Santa Singh (NCC Dli), Amit Sharma (Mamta Modern), P Dharam (Manipur), Kushal Rajkanwar (Asm). Forwards: Santosh Rao (Ori), SK Fayaz (Ori), NH Jiten (Man), Santosh Kumar Maharana (Ori), Deepak (Mamta), Satish Sngh (Mamta), Hemant Lama (BRC), Gizhian Mang (Arunachal), Jadav Mondal (SAI), Ramu Adhikary (SAI), Birjab Mushahari (Asm). Scholarships: Chitaranjan Behera (Ori), Eshwar Singh (Dli), Ramu Adhikary (SAI), Ashim Biswas (BRC).

Subroto (u-14): Goalkeepers: Lalrakzualla (Miz), Sambhu Misra (SAIL), Tarun das (SAI). Defenders: Suvendu Hui (SAI), Laltanruia (Miz), Sunderlal Hembrem (SAIL), Bajrangi Ram (SAL), Raju Sil (BRC), Kezhale Tuo (Nag). Midfielders: Lalmingshanga (Miz), Sanjay Paul (SAIL), Tusar Kanti Das (SAI). Forwards: S Malswatlusnga (Miz), V Haka (SAIL), Vikash Babu (Har), Dharmendra (Har). Scholarships: S Malsawatlusnga (Miz), Suvendu Hui (SAI). Fair Play Trophy: Sauqah Subba.