Don Bosco &lsquo;A&rsquo; (Matunga) beat St Stanislaus &lsquo;B&rsquo; (Bandra) 2-0 to enter the final of the Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) Vijay Raheja U-12 knock-out boys&rsquo; hockey tournament at the St Stanislaus Ground, Bandra yesterday.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/feb/Don-Bosco1502.jpg" alt="" /> Under pressure from a St Stanislaus player, Don Bosco&rsquo;s Reon Lobo (right) passes to a teammate at the St Stanislaus Ground yesterday. Pic/Suresh KK.
Reon Lobo and Aman Ambedkar scored a goal each. Having lost in the semi-finals last year, the Matunga team wants to make up for that disappointment. &ldquo;Last year, our school&rsquo;s team bus was stuck in traffic and we reached the venue 10 minutes late. Our opposition team coach from Don Bosco (Borivli) didn&rsquo;t want to play the match despite us explaining the situation to him and they got a walkover. Hence, we were eliminated without playing. This year, I hope the boys do well and regain the title,&rdquo; said Don Bosco coach Javed Sayed.
Arch-rivals to meet in final Meanwhile, in the other semi-final, riding on a solitary goal by Josiah Noronha defending champions St Stanislaus &lsquo;A&rsquo; beat Don Bosco &lsquo;B&rsquo; 1-0. The final will be held on Monday.
St Stanislaus coach George Esteves hoped that his team would defend the title against their arch-rivals. &ldquo;It has always been a healthy rivalry between Don Bosco and St Stanislaus. In the last few years, Bosco has performed better than us. On Monday, we do hold a slight home advantage and I hope the team makes the most of it. We are catching up with them now.&rdquo;

Matunga outfit makes it to U-12 summit clash thanks to Reon Lobo &amp; Aman Ambedkar&rsquo;s goals

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