<img title="The MSSA boys U-16 hockey team won a cash prize of R20,000 and a runners-up trophy at the SNPB All India hockey tournament" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/oct/10MSSA-1.jpg" alt="The MSSA boys U-16 hockey team won a cash prize of R20,000 and a runners-up trophy at the SNPB All India hockey tournament" /> The MSSA boys U-16 hockey team won a cash prize of R20,000 and a runners-up trophy at the SNPB All India hockey tournament
Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) fell just short of winning the inaugural SNBP All-India under-16 hockey tournament at the Mhalunge-Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune on Friday.
In the final, MSSA lost to Madya Pradhesh Hockey Academy (MPHA) 3-8. MPHA's Aniket Varun and Gourav Bhagtani scored hat-tricks while Shailendra Singh and Himanshu Sanik got a goal apiece. Simant Singh, Rajveer Dhariwal and Lokesh Vats scored for MSSA.
Despite losing, there was reason to cheer for the Mumbai team as two of their players won individual awards for their impressive play. Marven Pereira, who also captained the side, won the Player of the Tournament award while Nixon Pinto won the Best Goalkeeper award. Both were presented their respective awards by Indian Hockey legend Dhanraj Pillai.

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Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) fell just short of winning the inaugural SNBP All-India under-16 hockey tournament at the Mhalunge-Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune on Friday

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