Birthday boy Vedant Salunke gifted Balmohan English (Dadar) a 2-0 victory over St Mary's High School ICSE 'B' (Mazagaon) in their Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) boys' U-16 Division III inter-school football match at Azad Maidan yesterday.


Vedant Salunkhe (centre) scores past St Mary ICSE goalkeeper Cade Mascarenhas at Azad Maidan yesterday. Pic/Atul Kamble 

Salunke's brace helped his side make the cut for the play-offs for Division II. Salunke, who turned 15 yesterday, gave his side the lead in the second minute of the match with a piece of outstanding skill. After receiving a pass on the left flank from teammate Vedant Divekar, Salunkhe dribbled past a defender on the right flank before slotting the ball into the bottom-left corner of the goal.