St Stanislaus (Bandra) lads were not at their best, but they still managed to emerge champions. The Bandra schoolboys had to work extra hard to grind out a 1-0 win against persevering Campion School (Cooperage Road) in the boys' under-14 Division I final of the MSSA inter-schools football tournament at the Neville D'Souza ground, Bandra on Saturday.

St Stanislaus's captain Clint Fernandes scored the lone goal from a penalty in the 40th minute. Referee Umesh Patel pointed to the 'spot' after the ball stuck a Campion defender's hand inside the penalty area. Clint stepped forward and fired to the top left corner, beating goalkeeper Kabir Bhatia hands down.