It is a major compromise as far as safety of under-16 inter-school footballers is concerned. On Wednesday, St Lawrence High School, Borivli striker Tanishq Shetty injured his nose during an U-16 Div I tie against St Stanislaus, Bandra in the Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) inter-school football tournament at Azad Maidan. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/jul/tanishq.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 364px; " /> Play safe: St Lawrence&rsquo;s Tanishq Shetty (centre) during their match against St Stanislaus at Azad Maidanu00a0on Wednesday. PICs/Shadab Khan However, a ward boy from a nearby hospital, Jagan attended to Tanishq. Tanishq (14) started bleeding profusely trying to score a goal. Fortunately, the impact was not serious. It was the second time Tanishq injured his nose in the span of four days. The injury serves as an eye-opener given the number of matches played throughout the year at MSSA. Referee Stephen Fernandes informed MiD DAY that matches are being conducted without the presence of a doctor since a few days. St Lawrence coach Louis Fernandes was furious. &ldquo;The organisers (MSSA) should at least keep a doctor on duty. But nobody seems to be bothered. If anything serious would have occurred, MSSA would have put the blame on us (the school),&rdquo; said the coach. MSSA football secretary Xavier Faria held an NGO responsible for the lack of medical facilities. &ldquo;We have a tie up with them to provide medical help. Despite contacting them, the concerned person hasn&rsquo;t reported. That is why we have made a stop-gap arrangement for morning matches. We managed to get Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA) attendant Shankar for afternoon matches,&rdquo; said Faria. Meanwhile, Tanishq has been advised complete rest. &ldquo;The doctor (Dr Ramnathan Iyer at Bhagwati Hospital) said that the injury is not serious, but I have been advised not to play for a week,&rdquo; he said.u00a0

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