Shyam beat the challenge from St Mary's goalkeeper Vincent Fernandes before guiding it into an open net
Bosco's Shyam Redekar scored the winner against St Mary's yesterday. Pic/Atul Kamble
Dishing out a much improved performance Don Bosco (Matunga) dictated terms against arch-rivals St Mary's SSC (Mazagaon) and snatched a late, decisive goal through Shyam Redekar to eke out a 1-0 win in the Mumbai Schools Sports Association-organised boys' U-16 semi-final match of the Ahmed Sailor knockout inter-school football tournament at Azad Maidan yesterday.
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Shyam scored the lone goal in the final minute of the match to confirm Bosco's passage to the summit clash. The goal arrived when Aryann Jhunjhunwala trapped Shlok Shetty's throw-in from the left and then split opened the heart of the St Mary's defence with a through pass. Shyam beat the challenge from St Mary's goalkeeper Vincent Fernandes before guiding it into an open net.
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