Cathedral & John Connon skipper Yaazd Contractor pulled off a Mahendra Singh Dhoni at Azad Maidan yesterday
Cathedral & John Connon skipper Yaazd Contractor pulled off a Mahendra Singh Dhoni at Azad Maidan yesterday. With Jay Tolani and Karan Kothari out due to injuries, he doubled up as striker-cum-goalkeeper in Cathedral's 5-3 win over St Theresa (Bandra) in the Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) inter-school U-16 match for the Ahmed Sailor Trophy.
Despite playing with nine players, Aryaman Wasan gave Cathedral the lead in the first half.u00a0 But Aditya Jambhle of St Theresa netted the equaliser soon after. As the match ended 1-1, the result was decided via tie-breaker, during which Yaazd saved two goals besides scoring one. "I wasn't expecting to have just nine players when I arrived here (from Nashik). I am glad we won," an exhausted Yaazd said. Yaazdu00a0 arrived just few hours after playing in the All Maharashtra Anglo-Indian inter-school football event.
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