MDFA: Jaspreet strikes 3 in six minutes for FC India’s 4-0 win

by Chittu Shetty January 18, 2018

Lionel Fernandes twice brought Willingdon from a goal down to share the spoils with PIFA while Jaspreet Singh’s hat-trick in six minutes gives FC India’s 4-0 win.

1^st Division:

16 January:

Three goals in the space of six minutes was enough for Mumbai Warriors to be pegged back as (MFC) FC India made it four wins in a row in group D of 1st Division Mumbai district football. After being goalless for first forty minutes, Jaspreet struck one of the fastest hat-tricks of MDFA (40’, 43’ and 46’) to put FC India in a commanding position in the game. Sanath Valladares struck the fourth, two minutes from full time to complete an impressive 4-0 routing.

Group D: Mumbai Warriors U19 0 – 4 (MFC) FC India (Jaspreet Singh 40’, 43’, 46’, Sanath Valladares 78’)

17^th January:

Wellingdon Cath. Gym twice came back from a goal down to pull off a draw from the jaws of defeat courtesy of an impressive performance from Lionel Fernandes who scored the two equalisers. After Aman Gaikwad’s 14^th minute strike put PIFA into lead, Lionel Fernandes scored the equaliser around the break to make it 1-1. However PIFA once again took the lead around the hour mark when Omkar Shinde found the net making it 2-1. But once again Lionel Fernandes denied PIFA three points as he scored a late equaliser to make it 2-2 and sharing of points.

In another game, Keval Pagdhare’s 17^th minute strike turned out to be winner for Colaba FA as they defeated Steadfast 1-0 in a group B fixture. Colaba FA currently sits at fourth position and is just a win away from group B top spot with a game in hand.

Group C: Willingdon Cath. Gym 2 – 2 PIFA Colaba U19

3^rd Division Play-OFF:

In 3^rd division play-off fixture, KSA played out a drab goalless draw with Future Star FC to share a point apiece in Group C. In other game, a late goal from Arfa Vadgana ensured South Mumbai FC secure a point against Tarun Mitra Mandal, cancelling out Anurag Surve’s 28^th minute strike.

Game 1: KSA 0 – 0 Future Star FC

Game 2: South Mumbai FC (Arfa Vadgana 48’) 1 – 1 Tarun Mitra Mandal (Anurag Surve 28’)

Also Read: MDFA Youth League: Comfortable wins for FC Mithagar (A), Our Lady of Fatima