ARCH-RIVALS St John’s High School and Saint Francis de Sales will lock horns into the final of the Father Peter Mermier Football Tournament. The final will be played on Monday at StJohn’s High School ground, Mohan Nagar. Father AgneloFernandes, former Ex-Superior General of the MSFS,

 

will grace the final as the chief guest. Inthesemi-final,hostsSt John’s High School showcased authority and composure to overcome Bishop Cotton School 2-0. Thebreakthroughcamein the 10th minute when Sahil Samudre’s calculated cross from the right flank was deflected by a Bishop Cotton defender into his own net,

 

gifting St John’s the lead. Bishop Cotton’s goalkeeper Amish pulled off some outstanding saves to keep his team in contention, but StJohn’s doubled the advantage in the secondhalf.MosesJosephdelivered along, precise ball from the

 

centreline,whichYashRajwadecontrolled brilliantly before finishing neatly tomakeit 2-0 and seal their place in the final. In the second semi-final, SFSSchool edged past St Joseph’sHigh School, Fetri 2-1, thanks toamatch-

 

winningbrace fromstarstriker Lokansh Chawre, guidedtacticallybycoachArvinGeorge.StJoseph’sopened the scoringin the8thminute throughAnmolKanojiya, but SFS respondedquickly.Aminute later,

 

Chawreequalisedbyconvertingachancecreated from the right flank. The decisivemoment cameinthe second half when SamuelFrancis set up Chawre again inthe12thminute.Thestrikermadeno mistake, finishing clinicallyto put SFS 2-1 ahead —aleadthey held onto until the finalwhistle.