Riding on 'keeper Siddesh Chavan's heroics under the bar, St Thomas (Goregaon) beat NSS Hill Spring International (Tardeo) 5-4 via tie-breaker in the Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) U-14 inter-school football tournament at Azad Maidan yesterday.


St Thomas' Siddesh Chavan effects a brilliant save. Pics/Atul Lamble

After the match ended 1-1 with a goal each from St Thomas' Jay Kavanjawkar and NSS' Dhravil Gandhi, Chavan excelled in the ensuing tie-breaker. The 13-year-old effected four saves in the shootout and then stepped up to score the winner for the Goregaon school.