Later, Cathedral & John Connon (Fort) also cruised to a 5-0 win against CNM School (Vile Parle). Skipper Ariana Jain netted a hat-trick while Anasuya Raju scored twice
AVM striker Jeeya Shetye (left) in action against Ryan Int’l on Sunday. Pic/Sameer Markande
Jeeya Shetye, 11, showed excellent finishing, scoring six goals as Arya Vidya Mandir (Bandra) outplayed Ryan International School ICSE (Chembur) 9-0 to in a girls’ U-12 league match of the MSSA inter-school football tournament at Azad Maidan on Monday.
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Dashing centre forward Jeeya was all over the rival territory and scored goals at regular intervals, with five coming in the first half as the Bandra girls enjoyed a healthy 6-0 lead at the break. Jeeya received good support from her teammates as Kimaya Bagai struck two goals and Kaizeen Punwani added one to complete the rout.
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In the first match of the day, Bombay Scottish (Mahim) beat Apostolic Carmel (Bandra) 4-0. The energetic Nizh Kapadia scored a brace while Thea Tamboly and Hanika Chandan added one each. Later, Cathedral & John Connon (Fort) also cruised to a 5-0 win against CNM School (Vile Parle). Skipper Ariana Jain netted a hat-trick while Anasuya Raju scored twice.
In the final match of the day, Don Bosco International (Matunga) rallied to beat VCW Arya Vidya Mandir (Bandra) 3-1. AVM’s Sharvi Kale scored the opening goal in the 17th minute, but their joy was short-lived as Don Bosco equalised in the next minute through Soniya Gaikwad. The Don Bosco girls then got a goal each in the second half through Khiah Jain and Meera Gangwani to snatch the win. Meanwhile, on Sunday, Anaai D’Souza scored the winner as Cathedral & John Connon beat St Mary’s SSC (Mazgaon) 1-0.
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