Holy Cross, Hiranandani Foundation victorious

Holy Cross’s goalscorer Dwayne Dias (right) tackles JV Parekh’s Suhaan Gakhar in Borivli yesterday. Pic/Anurag Ahire

It was a bright start for Holy Cross High School (Kurla) and Hiranandani Foundation School (Powai) in their boys under-16 second division campaign in the MSSA inter-school football tournament as they both registered comfortable victories in their matches held at the St Francis D'Assisi ground, Borivli, on Tuesday.

Holy Cross, despite missing a plethora of chances, had little problems in getting past SVKM JV Parekh International School. The Kurla outfit came through 2-1 with goals from Furqan Ansari and Dwayne Dias, while their opponents hit back through substitute Shaunak Hirani in the second half.

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In the opening match of the day, Hiranandani Foundation, who led by a solitary goal at half-time, were hardly tested by Maneckji Cooper School as they secured a comfortable 2-0 win with goals from midfielders Ridhaan Hiran and substitute Hridhaan Kahate.

Clearly, the better of the two teams, Holy Cross, who gained a fourth-minute lead, doubled their advantage at the stroke of the opening quarter. Apart from enjoying a brief spell of possession, JV Parekh never really threatened Holy Cross.