Navyu2019s Niloka nails it! Striker Kihou2019s brace helps Colaba lads beat St Paulu2019s 4- 0 to win U- 12 Div- III title mssa football Gordon Du2019Costa sports@ mid- day. com NILOKA Kiho, 11, exhibited superb shooting skills, scoring twice from well- executed direct free- kicks to power Navy Children School ( Colaba) to an emphatic 4- 0 win over St Paulu2019s ( Dadar) in a lopsided boys U- 12 Div- III final in the MSSA inter- school football tournament at Azad Maidan on Monday.
The soft- spoken Niloka, who packs a lot of power and accuracy in his shots, easily beat St Paulu2019s goalkeeper Mrunal Sutar on both occasions.
u201c I am very happy to contribute two goals. We all have worked hard by training from 5 am daily. This is the perfect reward,u201d Niloka, who was born in Kohima, Nagaland, and relocated to Mumbai in 2018, told mid- day.
u201c I am having a good time in Mumbai as there is plenty of football activity here as compared to back home in Kohima,u201d Niloka added. Navy Children asserted their dominance from the start as captain Mohit Yadav scored the opening goal from midfielder Adarsh Raju2019s assist in the very second minute.
Two minutes later, Niloka caught everyoneu2019s attention, scoring his first goal from a rasping long- range shot from just inside the rival territory, beating Mrunal to the top right corner. He then proved that effort was no flash in the pan by scoring off another freekick, this time from the top of box, just before the end of the first half.
The tall, sturdy Navy lads scored another goal mid- way through the second session.
Adarsh latched on to an Abhimanyu Pushp through pass and coolly slotted home for 4- 0.
Earlier, St Aloysious ( Bandra) beat St Maryu2019s ( Kalina) 4- 0 in the third- place match.
Daniel Salotkar and Vignesh Kolte scored a brace of each for the victors.
Niloka Kiho ( encircled) with Navy Children teammates after winning the MSSA U- 12 Div- III title at Azad Maidan yesterday. PIC/ SURESH KARKERA
