Cathedral & John Connon (Fort) won the Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) Division I girls U-16 inter-school football tournament for the second year in a row after they managed to beat Bombay Scottish
The Cathedral & John Connon (Fort) side pose with the trophy after winning the Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) girls U-16 final against Bombay Scottish (Mahim) at the Cooperage ground on Saturday. Pic/Suresh Karkera
Cathedral & John Connon (Fort) won the Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) Division I girls U-16 inter-school football tournament for the second year in a row after they managed to beat Bombay Scottish (Mahim) 1-0 in the final at the Cooperage ground on Saturday.
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The match started like any other final with both sides playing within themselves. Both teams had good amounts of possession in the final third but couldn't breach the opponent's defence.
The first half ended without any real chance for either side. The second half was a completely different story with Cathedral upping the ante and putting the Mahim outfit on the defensive.
The front three of Bombay Scottish— Sarah Arora, Arushi Choksi and Deniese Pereira— were left isolated as Cathedral instigated attack after attack. Cathedral captain Shamika Bhandarkar tested Scottish goalkeeper Saachi Kamat on many occasions but failed to get past her.
Saachi was impressive throughout, but when Cathedral's Muskaan Mehra shot at goal, she couldn't hold on and Scottish finally conceded midway through the second half. Scottish tried to get the equaliser, but Cathedral held on.
Muskaan, the scorer of the winner, was ecstatic to have retained the trophy. As for her and many others, it was their last MSSA tournament.
"It's great that we defended our title and it's even better as we faced an amazing Scottish team who have been great competitors. It was a tough match and I am glad we came out on top. For most of us, it is our last MSSA.
So we wanted to leave with a bang and that's what we did," Muskaan told mid-day. Cathedral coach Deepak Narwade was happy to have won twice in a row and said, "I am really happy that we could retain the title. I am happier for the tenth graders who played their last tournament and managed to win."
Meanwhile, in the third place match, Smt RSB Arya Vidya Mandir (AVM) (Juhu) beat St Anne's (Fort) 3-2. AVM raced to a 3-0 lead through Urvashi Maheshwari and Anagha Janakiraman's brace. St Anne's tried to come back with goals from Rene Talati and Tricia Colaco, but fell short.
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