Riding on Nikhil Parulekar&rsquo;s brace, St Lawrence (Kandivli) beat Bombay Scottish (Mahim) 2-1 to win their maiden Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) boys U-16 Division I title at the Cooperage ground yesterday.
<img title="Players of St lawrence (Kandivli)" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/oct/St-lawrence0908.jpg" alt="Players of St lawrence (Kandivli)" /> Players of St lawrence (Kandivli) celebrate their win over Bombay Scottish (Mahim) in the MSSA U-16 Div I final at the Cooperage. Pic/Atul Kamble.
The Kandivli school played aggressively on the refurbished astro-turf right from the beginning of the game. Nikhil gave St Lawrence the lead in the fourth minute, scoring off a deflection. He added another goal in the very next minute, making the most of a defensive lapse.
Dikshant Verma scored for Scottish in the 18th minute via a solo effort to bring them back into the game. There was no change in the score-line at the interval, and with both teams squandering opportunities in the second half, St Lawrence emerged champions.
St Lawrence coach Lachman Singh Bisht said the win was a result of a long-term plan drawn up by the school authorities.
&ldquo;These boys belong to the first batch of children I coached. Being a former Mahindra United captain, I could play and train older people. But teaching football to kids is a different ball-game altogether. Today&rsquo;s result is the effort I put in with the team for the last 10 years.&rdquo;
Collective effort Bisht thanked the school for reposing faith in him and investing in him to guide the school. &ldquo;All this wouldn&rsquo;t have been possible without the support of the school authorities - AF Pinto (Chairman) and Grace Pinto (Managing Director). They sent me to London for a level 1 training course in 2007. Today all the hard work has paid off. I must also say that we had a slight psychological edge over Scottish as we beat them 3-0 in the last league match.&rdquo;
Meanwhile, in the Boys U-16 Division II final, St Dominic Savio (Andheri) registered a come-from-behind 4-1 win via tie-breaker over St Joseph&rsquo;s (Wadala) to earn a promotion to Division I.
Other Key U-16 Results . B-16-I: 3rd Place : Don Bosco &lsquo;A&rsquo; (Matunga) 3 (Clivert Miller 2, Bryce Miranda) beat St Francis D&rsquo;Assisi (Borivli) 0
. B-16-II-3RD Place : Swami Vivekanand (Kandivali) 3 (Deep Gada, Kunik Parekh, Manan Sanghvi) beat Navy Children (Colaba) 1 (Abhishek Badalia)

Kandivli lads impress in 2-1 win over Bombay Scottish in MSSA Div I under-16 finale

St Lawrence two good in MSSA final

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