Diminutive striker Bhumika Mane, 14, stood tall and enjoyed a very special day as she recorded another hat-trick, which was the feature of Canossa Convent High School's (Mahim) fluent 5-0 win against Thakur Public School (Kandivli) in a girls' under-16 Division II knockout play-off match at the Cooperage yesterday. Bhumika's teammates Rivera Noronha and Aliza Sayyed scored the other two goals.

Maharashtra's under-15 striker Bhumika did not take much time to make her presence felt by scoring the first goal in the third minute. Thakur Public goalkeeper Purva Goel did well to block a shot from a Canossa attacker, but Bhumika was quick to pounce on the rebound and tap into an open net.