BPFL: Fleetfooters, Maryland, Milan Club & ND2 Soccer Starz in semis
The 3rd edition of Borivali Premier Football League (BPFL) is set to enter the closing stages of the tournament after the conclusion of Group Stage. Fleetfooters, Maryland United, Milan Club and ND2 Soccer Starz have booked their place in the semi-finals and will be going all in to lift the prestigious title at St. Francis D’Assisi Ground, Borivali.
Group B: Challengers (Ankit Pal x 2) 2-1 Vibrant FC (Avesh Shaikh)
After ND2 Soccer Starz registered a whopping victory last week, Challengers FC had to win by a margin of three goals against Vibrant FC to leapfrog Soccer Starz. In what was a tight contest, Challengers registered a 2-1 win against Vibrant FC but failed to qualify for the semi-finals. Ankit Pal scored twice for Challengers while Avesh Shaikh scored the lone goal for Vibrant FC.
ND2 Soccer Starz will face Fleetfooters in the semi-finals.
Group A: Ruthless 0-1 Gorai FC (Niraj Bhandari)
Gorai FC finally registered their first win of the campaign after seeing off Ruthless 1-0 in their last game of the campaign. It was Niraj Bhandari’s terrific strike which proved to be the difference between the two sides. Ruthless finished 4th while Gorai FC ended up at 5th with 5 and 4 points respectively.
The other semi-final will be played between Maryland United and Milan Club.
Other results: Fleetfooters 0-0 Maryland United
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