7th QPR - South Mumbai Junior Soccer Challenger: Young guns Renee and Tricia fire St. Anne’s to title

The duo tormented rival defenses leading from the front to help St. Anne's High School (Fort) lift the Under-16 title in the Girls’ section of the 7th QPR South Mumbai Junior Soccer Challenger 2015.

Speaking about their title winning campaign, fourteen-year-old Renee said, “I am really happy today that finally we have won the title. We started really well and continued to do well in the entire tournament so we truly deserve it.”

Meanwhile, Tricia too was on cloud nine after winning the prestigious trophy. “We started the tournament with three players as most of the players had exams but once they were back we performed really well and finally we won the tournament.”

Renee who played in an attacking position for her school started playing football when she was in Class 4th. From there on, she never looked back and continued to excel in the sport having been hooked on instantly. In fact, she comes from a sporting background with elder sister Rhea too a footballer who played for the same school.  Renee looks upto her elder sister as her idol and inspiration and learns a lot about the game. While Rhea played as Goalkeeper, the younger sibling loves to play upfront. “I love scoring goals and that is why I decided to become a striker,” says an excited Renee.

Speaking about her best friend Tricia, she added, “We have developed a great chemistry both on and off the pitch. Apart from being best friend when off the field, on the field we try to find space and combine well so that we can make an attempt at the goal.”

Meanwhile, another gem of St Anne’s team, Tricia Colaco had to switch schools to pursue her dream of playing football. Tricia earlier studied in St. Agnes before switching to St. Anne’s. “I love playing football and I had to change my school two years back so that I can pursue the sport, as my previous school (St Agnes High School) did not have a football team.”

Tricia along with Renee are also part of Bodyline women’s football team which plays at the senior level. Tricia feels playing with older girls makes them stronger and helps them improve. “Playing with a senior team is a completely different experience and we get to learn a lot while playing,” she says.

Tricia also captained the Maharashtra team at School National Games and was the top scorer in the competition. Speaking about her teammate and best friend Renee, Tricia expresses “We have been friends ever since we met each other at training. We have an understanding between us and it helps