Goalkeeper Savla saves the day for Don Bosco

St Joseph showed some urgency in the second half, but their build-up play was not sharp enough to penetrate the Jamnabai defence

Goalkeeper Aananya Savla made two vital saves in the penalties as Don Bosco International (Matunga) overcame the challenge of Holy Cross Convent (Mira Road) 4-2 via tie-breaker to secure their place in the girls under-16 second division semi-finals of the MSSA inter-school football tournament at the St Francis D’Assisi football ground, Borivli, on Wednesday.

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Having defended resolutely for large periods of the game, Don Bosco came up triumphant in this quarter-final clash with goals through Anoushka Gangwani, Nakeesha Walia, Dhruvi Iyer and Sanya Thakkar, who came good in the tie-breaker, while only Giselle D’Souza and Angelina Nadar were on target for Holy Cross.
The semi-final line-up was further completed when Jamnabai Narsee (Juhu) made their way into the last four after a comfortable 2-0 win over St Joseph Secondary (Malad) in the concluding match of the day. 

Jamnabai struck on either side of half-time through Alysa Hora and Aarno Agasti. St Joseph showed some urgency in the second half, but their build-up play was not sharp enough to penetrate the Jamnabai defence.

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