Haris – Danish Memorial Cup 2016 Round up

In the memory of Late Mohd. Yaqub Ansari, who in his playing days was a fine goalkeeper and two other young Madanpura players Danish and Haris, who lost their lives in a accident at very young age, a tournament was organized by Twinke Star Sports Club at YMC International Ground in Madanpura. This place has brought up many young talents and players over the years and it is touted to be the ‘Football Hub’ of Maharashtra.
Players and Coaches like Mohd. Yusuf Ansari (Goalkeeping coach of India U17 team), Virendra Kumar Sharma who has played for Maharashtra back in 1980’s and also coached renowned teams has emerged from Madanpura itself.
Here is the round up of the first day of this knockout tournament:
AYC 1-0 Sterling F.A
Rabbani Sports Club 2-1 Madanpura S.C
Rabbani’s Anas Ansari scored brace which sealed the game for Madanpura S.C as they went on to register a narrow 2-1 victory.
Arbaz Ansari had put Madanpura S.C in front inside first five minutes, but Anas leveled the score and then netted the winner to make an incredible comeback.
Milan F.A 2-1 KGN
Milan F.A showed no mercy as they ran out as winners against KGN to progress into the next round at YMC International Ground in Madanpura.
DC United 1-0 Mominpura S.C
A solitary goal by Yunus Ansari proved decisive as DC United registered a narrow win against Mominpura SC. Yunus was a potent threat for his opponents, his dribbling skills, control was top notch as compare to any other player on the field.
DC United also defended well which gave Mominpura SC a huge task of leveling the score even though the deficit was only one goal.
J.J FC 3-0 Young Boys
JJ FC comprehensively got the better of Young Boys as they progressed into the next round with a 3-0 victory.
Ubaid on the 9th minute and Saalik on the half an hour mark were among the goalscorers as JJ FC marched towards the the next hurlde.
Naunehal 2-0 Classic FC
In a intense encounter between Naunehal and Classic FC, the former registered a 2-0 victory to make it into the next round.
Sajid Sabir proved to be the hero of Naunehal after scoring brace. His impressive performance has surely made him a potent threat for his counterparts.
United Boys put a great display of total football to ensure their progress into the next round with a 2-0 win. Right from the defense to attack, their way of playing was terrific. If they emulate this same performance, well they could go all the way.
Nadeem Khan and Shahbaz Khan scored a piece for the boys in green to send United Boys through.
Twinkle Stars 2-0 Warsi
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