Updated On: 30 August, 2023 07:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Gordon D’Costa
The Don Bosco girls fought on gamely and created many scoring opportunities, but St Lawrence goalkeeper Poornima came up with brilliant saves each time

St Lawrence’s Poornima Parad (left) and Yasheshree Jadhav. Pic/Atul Kamble
Roving forward Yasheshree Jadhav, 14, and goalkeeper Poornima Parad, 14, played significant roles as St Lawrence (Vashi) beat Don Bosco ‘B’ (Borivli) 1-0 in a girls U-16 quarter-final of the Uncle’s Kitchen-sponsored National Sports Day inter-school hockey tournament organised by Republicans Sports Club and supported by Mumbai Hockey Association Limited at the MHAL Stadium, Churchgate, on Tuesday.
Midway through the second quarter, Yasheshree picked up a pass just inside the rival 25-yard line and cut past two defenders before moving deep and firmly pushing the ball past Don Bosco goalkeeper Kavya Pawar.