St Lawrence High School (Borivli) secured an emotionally charged 3-1 victory over St Anthony’s High School (Malwani) via tie-breaker to book their spot in the boys U-16 Division-II semi-finals of the Mumbai School Sports Association’s (MSSA) inter-school football tournament at Wings Sports Centre, Bandra, on Wednesday.

While the win was crucial, the emotions were particularly high because the Borivli side have been playing without their long-serving coach, Louis Fernandes, who has been hospitalised after suffering a heart attack recently.

The St Lawrence players celebrate beating St Anthony’s in the quarter-finals at Bandra on Wednesday. Pic/Nimesh Dave