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  Sports   Football  08 Aug 2018  St. Stanislaus, Bandra emerge champions

St. Stanislaus, Bandra emerge champions

THE ASIAN AGE
Published : Aug 8, 2018, 12:45 am IST
Updated : Aug 8, 2018, 12:45 am IST

Opportunistic goal-scorer Rohan Chikale struck both the goals to complete Holy Family’s win.

The triumphant St. Stanislaus players are all smiles as they pose with the Champions Trophy.
 The triumphant St. Stanislaus players are all smiles as they pose with the Champions Trophy.

St. Stanislaus, Bandra staved off a spirited fighting display from Holy Family, Andheri and clinched a deserving 2-1 margin of victory in the final of the Inter-School Football Tournament for Jesuit Schools.

In an keenly contested final, St. Stanislaus scored through Soham Yelve and Joy D’Sa, while hosts Holy Family managed to pull one back through Sanford Dias.

Earlier, in the semi-finals, Stanisluas overcame a strong challenge St. Mary’s SSC, Mazagon to snatch a tight 1-0 win. Striker Varad Parab netted the crucial winning goal to take the Bandra school to the finals. In the other semi-final, Holy Family blanked St. Xavier’s, Fort by a comfortable 2-0 margin. Opportunistic goal-scorer Rohan Chikale struck both the goals to complete Holy Family’s win.

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