LALITPUR: Modern Indian School and Nepal Don Bosco School advanced to the semi-finals of the 25th Father Moran Memorial Primary School Invitational Football Tournament here at the SXG grounds on Wednesday.

MIS defeated St Xavier's Jawalakhel 4-2 on penalties after a goalless draw. Mingma Pakhrin of MIS was named the player of the match. In another quarter-final match, Don Bosco beat St Xavier's Deonia 3-0.

Player-of-the-match Rupson Nepal scored a brace and Suresh Tamang netted one for Don Bosco.

On Thursday, defending champions Maya Universe Academy will take on Bhaktapur NIST, while Little Angels' School will play against hosts St Xavier's Godavari in quarter-final matches.

A version of this article appears in the print on December 22, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.