Riding high on Naveen Ganeshan’s brace, defending champions Don Bosco High School (Matunga) provided a timely reminder of their quality by thumping Christ Church School (Byculla) 4-0 in a boys U-16 Division I Mumbai School Sports Association (MSSA) inter-school football match at Wings Sports Centre, Bandra, on Wednesday.

Despite beating Arya Vidya Mandir (Juhu) 4-0 in their previous match, the Matunga side found themselves in a do-or-die situation having lost  their opening encounter in Group B to Cambridge School (Kandivli) 0-1.

However, Ganeshan calmed the nerves all around early by striking a precise shot into the left corner in the 16th minute. Five minutes later, Menash D’Souza doubled the lead with a tap in, to end the first half 2-0.