Fire Dragons held to 1-1 draw by TSG

by Prasad bhutkar March 3, 2017

Mumbai 2 March: Fire Dragons were held to a 1-1 draw by The Sports Gurukul side in a Second Division match of the Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA) League 2016-2017 and played at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel on Thursday, March 2^nd, 2017.

Both sides started the game with nothing less than three points in mind. We saw some end to football in the first half. A dip in the game later but it was Roger Fernandes who put the Dragons in front in the 22^nd minute with his sensational strike.

The Dragons made no mistakes and took a 1-0 led into the break. But the Sports Gurukul side came out the better of the two sides looking for that equalizer from the word go. They were rewarded in the second half when Aaron Fernandes found the net levelling the scores.

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The match although ended in a 1-1 draw. But it had its moments throughout with both teams failing to score the winner. In the end, Fire Dragon were forced to split two goals and points with the Sports Gurukul team.

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Results – Div-II: The Sports Gurukul 1 (Aaron Fernandes) drew with Fire Dragon SC 1 (Roger Fernandes).

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Photo gallery: Fire Dragons vs The Sports Gurukul – 2nd division MDFA league

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