Arjun, Mikhail strike as Cathedral storm into final

Cathedral and John Connon’s Arjun Vijay (left) and Mikhail Marshall. Pic/Rufus Vedanayagam

Defending U-16 Division I champions Cathedral & John Connon School (Fort) defeated St Anne's High School (Malad) 2-0 to storm into the final of the boys U-16 Mumbai School Sports Association (MSSA) World Cup Fiesta inter-school football tournament at Azad Maidan on Tuesday.

Cathedral took the lead in the 12th minute through striker Arjun Vijay, who finished with a simple tap into the bottom left corner. Mikhail Marshall doubled the advantage in the 15th minute. After the break, Cathedral comfortably saw out the match.

Meanwhile, in another semi-final, Don Bosco High School (Borivli) defeated Arya Vidya Mandir (Juhu) 4-2 via tie-breaker after regulation time ended goalless. Travis Pereira, Asher Aranha, Jaden Pinto and Umang Gaikwad converted for Don Bosco, while Krsn Shetty and Manvit Ram scored for AVM.