MFA Elite League: KSA win big in season opener, Mirza strikes in PIFA narrow win

by Chittu Shetty March 25, 2022

KSA kicked off their season with a 4-1 win over Bombay Muslims while PIFA SC edged past Salcette FC in a hard-fought encounter.

Mumbai: The opening game of Elite Division 2021-22 season began with KSA defeating Bombay Muslim by a 4-1 margin on Wednesday, 23rd March 2022.

The game began with KSA taking charge right from the start and it didn’t take long for them to break the deadlock when Sanchit Singh’s shot in the 10^th minute beat Bombay Muslims keeper to find the net. KSA kept the pressure high as soon Mohd Zaid Ansari and Roger Sam soon made it 3-0 even before the halftime break.

The second half saw Bombay Muslims holding off the threat better while fancying a couple of their own moves. In the 77^th minute, however, KSA won a penalty inside the box which Ayush Shetty made no mistake in converting to make it 4-0.

In the dying minutes, Bombay Muslim’s attacker Atif Ansari found himself in space just outside the box. Atif pulled the trigger from the distance that beat an out-of-position keeper to salvage a goal for his side as the game ended 4-1 in favor of KSA.

FT: KSA (Sanchit Singh 10’, Mohd. Zaid Ansari 25’, Roger Sam 41’, Ayush Shetty 77’) 4 – 1 Bombay Muslims (Atif Ansari 88’)

PIFA SC Edge Salcette FC

PIFA Sports Club eked out a narrow 1-0 win against Salsette FC in an evenly contested MFA Elite Division (Private) match at the Neville D’Souza ground, Bandra.

Both, PIFA and Salsette played an open game but play from mostly confided to midfield action. The midfielder and attackers of both teams lacked creativity and there were not many goal-scoring opportunities at both ends, and the first 45 minutes finished in a goalless stalemate.

But, after the teams switched sides on resumption, PIFA Sports Club capitalized on a clear opening to take the lead with striker Rohit Mirza firing past goalkeeper Siddharth Lawande to score the lone goal of the match in the 53rd minute.

Salsette FC tried their best to put pressure on the PIFA citadel and snatch an equalizing goal. But, the PIFA defenders did well to foil all the attempts from the Salsette attackers to ensure their goal remained intact and finish with a creditable win and pocket all three points.

Referee Rosario Fernandes did a good job in handling the match which did not witness a single booking.

FT: PIFA Sports Club 1 (Rohit Mirza 53) beat Salsette FC 0

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