25th Father Moran memorial inter school football championship got underway in Lalitpur on Monday.

Three matches were played in the opening day.

Hosts St. Xavier's school, Lalitpur played 0-0 draw against Maya Universe academy Tanahun in the opening match. Thangsang Sawa became the player of the match.

In the second match, Little Angels school defeated Bhaktapur NIST school 5-2. Smit Rawat became the player of the match.

In the last match of the day, Triyog high school defeated Crescent high school 1-0. Deniz Thapa scored the match winning goal and became the player of the match.

Father Moran Memorial Primary School Invitational Football Tournament was founded in 1995 A.D. by St. Xavier's School, Godavari in memory of Father Marshall D. Moran S.J. who was the founder principal of the school. It is a primary school level football tournament in which only the boys currently studying in classes 1 to 5 in the participating team/school are eligible and participants must be below 11 years and 6 months of age (U - 11 ½) with a height below 5 feet without shoes.

There are 16 schools participating in the tournament.

1. Adarsha Vidya Mandir Higher Secondary School, Manbhawan, Lalitpur 2. Bhaktapur NIST School, Lokanthali, Bhaktapur 3. Crescent Academy English School, Godawari, Lalitpur 4. Dolphin English Secondary School, Bishankhu Narayan, Lalitpur 5. Godawari Residential School, Godawari, Lalitpur 6. Little Angels’ School, Hattiban, Lalitpur 7. Maya Universe Academy, Tanahun 8. Modern Indian School, Chobhar, Kathmandu 9. Nepal Don Bosco School, Lubhu, Lalitpur 10. Pushpanjali Secondary School, Taukhel, Godavari 11. St. Xavier’s School, Deonia, Jhapa 12. St. Xavier’s School, Godavari 13. St. Xavier’s School, Jawalakhel 14. Triyog High School, Dhapasi, Kathmandu 15. Vidhya Sanskar School, Jorpati, Kathmandu 16. William Public School, Sunakothi, Lalitpur