Ash D'Silva saved the day for Apostolic Carmel (Bandra) by making a crucial save which helped her team overcome Bombay Scottish (Mahim) 4-3 via the tie-breaker in the Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA)-organised girls' U-16 Div I inter-school football semi-final at Azad Maidan yesterday.

After the game was tied one-all at the end of regulation period, coach Cosmos Vaz entrusted Ash the responsibility to don the goalkeeper's gloves for the penalty shootout and she did not disappoint. The sprightly Ash created confusion in the minds of her opponents, who succumbed to pressure. Ananya Biswas, scored the equaliser, shot over the horizontal bar. Riva Mayekar was unlucky to hit the post while Sara Patil's shot from the fifth attempt was blocked by Ash who moved in the right direction.