Goalkeeper Mazin Shaikh, nine, once again came to the rescue of Christ Church ICSE School (Byculla). Mazin made three crucial saves in the penalty shootout to help Christ Church get the better of Dr Antonio da Silva (Dadar) 3-1 in the MSSA Cup boys under-10 inter-school knockout football tournament at Azad Maidan on Monday.

Mazin had earlier played an important role, making a similar number of saves in their quarter-final win over Bombay Scottish (Mahim). The Christ Church boys, coached by Ranzie Kalicharan, held the upper hand, but were unable to score against Antonio da Silva. The Dadar lads also failed to convert their chances.