Inter-District Sub-Juniors Girls: Valencia nets 2 as Mumbai march into semi-finals

Mumbai's Valencia in action against Buldhana DFA

Mumbai, February 16: Valencia D’Mello’s twin strikes were the highlight of Mumbai District FA’s 5-0 win against Buldhana District FA in a quarter-final match of the Maharashtra State Inter-District Sub-juniors Girls’ football championship 2016-17 and played at the Pharmacy College ground, Dhule on Thursday. The other three goals for Mumbai were scored by Deniese Pereira, Jahnavi Shetty and Anna Fernandes.

Meanwhile, Pune District FA also enjoyed an easy outing as they blanked Jalgaon District FA by an 8-0 margin. Leading Pune’s charge to victory was striker Kranti More who struck a fine hat-trick, while her teammates Radhika Puranik, Shridhi Khokale, Anushka Sahai, Gia Sundaram and Urvi, Salunke, all chipped in with one each to complete the winning tally.

In the other two quarter-final encounters, Nagpur DFA defeated Osmanabad DFA 3-0 and Kolhapur DFA blanked Aurangabad DFA 4-0.

Results (quarter-finals): Mumbai DFA 3 (Valencia D’Mello 2, Deniese Pereira, Jahnavi Shetty, Anna Fernandes) beat Buldhana DFA 0.

Pune DFA 8 (Kranti More 3, Radhika Puranik, Shridhi Khokale, Anushka Sahai, Gia Sundaram, Urvi, Salunke) beat Jalgaon DFA 0.

Nagpur DFA 3 (Lavanya Jhingan, Meenakshi Yadav, Nidhi Verma) beat Osmanabad DFA 0.

Kolhapur DFA 4 (Ramyashree 2, Jyoti  Morbale, Bhakti B) beat Aurangabad DFA 0.

SSE BFC to conduct trials for U9 to U17 age group players

SSE BFC Soccer School will be conducting fresh trials this month for players aged below 17 to be part of their football program SSE BFC Soccer Schools is a football…

Share

India Khelo Football Season 3 Trials for Mumbai and Thane are here

India Khelo Football (IKF) is back with Season 3 of its widely acclaimed trials with an aim to cover more than 50 cities this time around. After the resounding success…

Share

Mastering the Art of Football Trials: Key Pre-Trial Factors to Keep in Mind

Football trials are a critical juncture for aspiring players to showcase their skills and secure a spot in a team. To maximize your chances of success, it’s essential to tailor your approach based on your playing position as well as keeping in mind a few pre-trial factors.

Share

Somaiya Sports Academy to conduct trials for MFA 2nd Division campaign

Somaiya Sports Academy is looking for passionate young football players for the Somaiya Sports Academy Football Team to compete in the MFA 2nd Division League 2023-2024. If selected, you will…

Share

BFC Soccer Schools – Mumbai to conduct trials for U14 & U16 Girls

The BFC Soccer Schools Elite team girls’ trials are coming up in search of talented players from the U14 to U16 (Born 2009 and after) age groups into the club’s…

Share

Opportunity to make the team: U.K.M. Kothrud FC conducts selection trials for girls team

Pune-based U.K.M. Kothrud FC has announced that they will be conducting selection trials for their girl’s team on 15th January 2023 The club welcomes all players to come and showcase…

Share

The Sunday Football League Season 4 is back

The Sunday Football League is back with its fourth season, and it’s shaping up to be the best one yet. With eight talented teams competing at the Kes Kandivali turf, there…

Share

BFC Soccer Schools Elite team trials in Feb

Bengaluru FC launched their Mumbai program last season with the Soccer Schools and Elite programs with its local partner Soccer Schools of Excellence (SSE).  Bengaluru Football Club is a professional club…

Share

India Khelo Football Season 2 Trials in Mumbai: A Chance to Kickstart Your Football Career

After conducting trials in 34 cities & villages across India, India Khelo Football is coming to Mumbai to hunt talent on 7th January. India Khelo Football kickstarted its season 2…

Share

Mumbai Customs to conduct trials for Elite League

Former champions Mumbai Customs will be holding open trials for the upcoming MFA Elite Corporate League (Elite Division) The 2019 MFA Elite Division champions Mumbai Customs are conducting open trials…

Share