Two wins, then a final in the heat.
A one-day U-11 cup at The Game Changer, Mathikere. Back in a Youth Sports Trust shirt after a long time — and reunited with his first DPDL friends — Avyaan scored in all three games. Two comfortable group wins came first, then the final: up 1–0 through Avyaan before a better-drilled BYFL side and the midday heat took over, and it slipped to 1–4. Runners-up.
Goals and assists are family-recorded from match reports, video and observation — grassroots tournaments don’t keep official stats. How we keep the record.
The TFP Summer Cup is a one-day U-11 cup run by The Football Project at The Game Changer, Mathikere — a short group-stage-into-final format on turf.
The competitionPart of TFP Summer Cup
The branding and paperwork that came with the tournament — the posters, the fixtures, the rules — kept here for the record.
On the listThis is the sides his team actually played, from the match record — the full tournament field fills in as it’s shared.
Up 1–0 through Avyaan, then it slipped away — a 1–4 loss in the final.
Match reportAnother win, 4–2, in the rising heat — two more for Avyaan.
Match reportA comfortable 6–1 win to open — a hat-trick for Avyaan.
Match reportThe lead-up — the travel, the setting, the small moments before kick-off.Coming soon
Avyaan pulled on a Youth Sports Trust jersey for the first time in a long while, alongside his first DPDL friends. The group games went his way — a comfortable 6–1 and then a 4–2, with him scoring in both, even as he was still finding his coordination with a new set of boys.
The final was a different test. Avyaan put them ahead 1–0 — but as the sun turned fierce, the defending and tackling fell away against a better-drilled BYFL side, and the lead turned into a 1–4 defeat. He played and fought well, and was disappointed at the end — but it was a joy to watch him play.
What it taught him — on the pitch and off it.Coming soon
The candid read: what stood out, and what still needs work.Coming soon
In the coach’s own words.Coming soon
What other parents noticed, and shared.Coming soon
Photos and moments from the tournament.Coming soon
The off-pitch record — dashes mark what’s still to be recorded.
“I enjoyed my free kick, which I took from half court and just banged it top corner.”
Avyaan · what he enjoyed mostTo fillA sideline note on this tournament is still to be added.