Saumya steals the show Gokuldhamu2019s attacker scores all eight goals to help Goregaon side thrash Jamnabai Narsee 8- 0 mssa u- 8 handball Gordon Du2019Costa sports@ mid- day. com Saum ya Labade of Gokuldham School ( Goregaon) held centrestage as she tireless ran circles around the Jamnabai Narsee ( Juhu) girls.
Fleet- footed Saumya proved too quick for the Jamnabai girls, who were unable to keep pace to stop her from scoring goals at regular intervals.
Yaashna, virtually single- handedly withstood the rival onslaught from the Gokulddham attackers, in particular Saumya and made at least half a dozen saves, which restricted the opponents from increasing their tally of goals.
In the Mumbai Suburban District organised sub- junior meet last year, Saumya won gold and a silver in the 80 metres and 100 metres sprints respectively. She was also part of the school team that won the 4x100 metres relay gold.
u201c I love to run and being an athlete helped me in handball today. I want to win more medals both in handball and in athletics and I am willing to train hard to achieve success,u201d said Saumya, who was surrounded by her impatient teammates.
Gokuldhamu2019s Saumya Labade ( centre) in action against Jamnabai Narsee during an U- 8 match at Azad Maidan yesterday. PIC/ SURESH KARKERA
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