Mumbai Customs wins ‘The Remembering Trophy’ on tie-breaker
In an closely encountered game, Mumbai customs came out triumphs over Aurangabad FC in a penalty shoot-out after normal time yielded a 0-0 result
Arranged by Guru Sports and social foundation, ‘The Remembering Trophy’ brought in national level players, who have played for their respective states in the prestigious Santosh trophy. Mumbai Customs and Aurangabad FC were the favorites for the trophy with both sides displaying strong performances in their respective games before meeting in the final.
Mumbai Customs were so sound in their defence that they went the entire tournament without conceding a single goal until the penalty Shootout. Mumbai started the knockouts winning the pre-quarterfinal against Nashik United 2-0 courtesy goals from Jayesh Kurup and Akshay. This was followed by Ashraf Makandar’s goal in quarterfinal leading them to a 1-0 win over Gujarat Nagpur Reliance.
In the semis, Mumbai Customs overcame MS Police through Mathias Coutinho’s Solitary strike. But in the finals Aurangabad FC looked set to stop Mumbai Customs winning run with the team containing few foreign imports too. However in an intriguing game witnessed by huge crowds, both sided played end to end game but failed to break the deadlock. As the game entered tie-breaker, Mumbai’s Sajjad Alam, John Coutinho, Ashraf Makandar, Jinto Jose and Mathias Coutinho all converted their chance while for Aurangabad FC only Stefan, Dacky, Amit Ali and Prince converted giving Mumbai Customs a 5-4 win.
Individual Awards:
Best Goalkeeper: Liyaz Koya (Mumbai Customs)
Best defender: Hekmat Singh (Mumbai Customs)
Best striker: Prince (Aurangabad FC)
Best Player of the Tournament: John Coutinho (Mumbai Customs)
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