chandigarh haryanas image as the sporting powerhouse of india got another fillip on monday when girls from government senior secondary school alakhpura in bhiwani created history by bagging the prestigious subroto cup international football tournament for the second straight year they defeated the team from nagaland 10 in the final at dr ambedkar stadium in new delhi to win the 57th edition of the tournament the lone goal came from anay bai in the 53th minutes of the match the alakhpura schools nisha bagria was adjudged best player and took away a cash prize of rs 40000 and a laptop the teams coach sonika bijarnia too was awarded rs 40000 cash as the best coach of the tournamentthe girls who have strung together a number of sparkling performances despite having very limited resources claimed the rs 35 lakh winners purse each member of the team will now receive rs 25000 scholarship as well bijarnia said the girls played like champions as they came up against one of the best football teams in the under17 category in the country the success is even more significant when you consider that our players did not even have 50 of the training facilities and diets that the opponents had it is their indomitable spirit that made the win possible she saidthey received the trophy from air marshal m k malik who is the vicechairman of the subroto mukherjee sports education society in presence of rio paralympics high jump gold medalist marriappan thangavelurecently the alkahpura village team qualified for the womens football league the firstofitskind league in the country it has been introduced by the all india football federation aiff to qualify for afc womens cup 2017toi had recently reported how these girls depend on contributions from villagers and other donors for sports kit and shoes most of the players are from very poor families and arent able to bear the expenses of the diet required for sportspersons for physical endurance they carry water from handpump to their homes or use bricks as dumbbellsat their village the girls practise on a football ground developed on a portion of the village pond where they have not only to concentrate on their game but also ensure that the ball doesnt reach the buffaloes cooling in the pond