Russel Shah starred in Cathedral & John Connon's (Fort) narrow 1-0 win against St Stanislaus (Bandra) in a crucial Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA)-organised boys' U-16 Div I inter-school football tournament at Azad Maidan yesterday.

Russel secured the win when he picked up Arhan Thaker's back pass on the edge of the rival penalty area in the 41st minute. He kept the ball in control before cleverly chipping over Stanislaus goalkeeper Saurabh Mayekar, who misjudged the flight of the ball and could only turn and watch it dip into the far corner of the net.