Gateway’s dominance in Football continues

Gateway’s dominance in football continued as they retained their U16 international schools’ football championship recently. This success comes in addition to their recent victories in the Under 18 and Under 20 age categories.  
The tournament, which was held at the Gateway Seeduwa Sports Complex and Gateway College Ratmalana Grounds, saw Gateway become group stage champions with a 1-0 victory over Elizabeth Moir and a 2-1 win over Lyceum Panadura. As the tournament progressed, the Gateway Under 16 team began to find their rhythm and started to dominate possession in midfield and attack. In the quarter finals Gateway scored 7-0 victory over Lyceum Ratnapura before beating Gateway College Kandy 3-0 in the semis. Despite being 1-0 down in the first half of the final against Lyceum Panadura, the Gateway team overpowered their opponents in the second half to achieve a fantastic 7-1 win.   
Despite a slow start, Gateway managed to score 20 goals throughout the tournament. The Captain of Gateway, Nusraan Nazeer, was adjudged Player of the Tournament, with a commanding display from the centre of midfield. His skillful play and strong finishing contributed to his 8 goals and the Golden Boot award. This award was shared with Gateway striker Rehan Jayesingha and Horizon College’s Dulina Wickremasinghe who also netted 8 times throughout the tournament. Gateway College picked up further awards with midfielder Hamood Rizwan awarded Player of the Final and Imadh Shareek, Best Goalkeeper having only conceded twice during the tournament.  
For the second consecutive year Gateway College Colombo has won the Under 16, Under 18 and Under 20 International Schools titles. This treble winning school has also faired well at the national school level having just been placed third at the prestigious Hameed al Husseinie President’s Cup, as well as placing third at the recently held Zahira College Super 16 Tournament, showcasing Gateway College as one of the strongest footballing schools in the country under the guidance of the Head Coach James Heath and his dedicated team of coaches.