Jamnabai are back where they belong

Updated On: 22 August, 2025 08:12 AM IST | Mumbai | Rufus Vedanayagam

After being embarrassed by relegation to Div-II last year, Juhu side battle hard to beat Thakur Public School 5-3 via shootout in semis and confirm return to top division

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Jamnabai Narsee players celebrate their win over Thakur Public School in the MSSA Div-II semi-final on Thursday. Pics/Nimesh Dave

They say there can’t be joy without sorrow. This holds true for Jamnabai Narsee International School (Juhu), who suffered an embarrassing relegation to Division-II last year, but fought hard to ensure their return to Div-I next season by booking their place in the final with a 5-3 win over Thakur Public School (Kandivli) in the boys U-16 MSSA inter-school football semi-finals at Wings Sports Centre, Bandra, on Thursday.

Goalless stalemate

After neither side were able to score in regulation time, Jamnabai goalkeeper Aarav Shah’s decisive save in the first tie-breaker spot-kick from Thakur’s Aadi Tembulkar turned the tide in the Juhu school’s favour.

Aarav Shah