They took the lead early in the first half after Shubham Khanvilkar’s composed effort from the spot.

It was soon 2-0 as a superb through-ball found its way to Praneel Mendon who chipped over the on-rushing keeper into the goal.

And if it were not for a couple of missed opportunities Customs would have scored even more!

BOI were handed a lifeline in the second-half thanks to a penalty kick being awarded for handball.

Though Rishik Shetty converted from the spot still Customs scored again thanks to a a tap-in by Shrikant Veeramallu.

Of course, full marks to Veeramallu for superb positioning and off-the-ball work in the build-up to the goal!

Despite Pramod Galave having his spot-kick saved late on still Customs made sure that the game was beyond BOI’s reach.

With this result Customs have moved into third spot whereas BOI have dropped down to eighth in the league standings.

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Ended up in a 1-0 lead for the Bankers, the first half also witnessed three yellow cards, one for the opponent’s Alex Peters and other two for Rakesh Mahto & Rupesh Meher from the winning side.

By the start of the second half, the Red and White squad got into the game with a high intensity, advanced well by Oscar Nunes in the 47th minute making it all square for his team and getting them back in the game.

Shankar Thakur of Bank of India in action against St Sebastian – MDFA Super Division

A game that was expected to end up in a stalemate as both the teams were failing to capitalise their chances took a swift twist in the 86th minute as super sub Shankar Thakur dribbled past the stopper of St Sebastian who retaliated by getting him down in the scoring area. The foul in the box cost a yellow card to Azar Sayed & a penalty was awarded to the Bank of India, Shankar Thakur marked his importance once again just the way he has been scoring and assisting for the team since past two matches for the bankers as he stood up to an opportunity to score from the spot kick. The Bankers bagged all 3 points.

With this win, the Bankers score so far remains 100 per cent as they won all three matches.

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Aishwarya Palekar and Charles Fernandes netted a fine brace, whereas, Gaurav More and Krupesh Sherwade score one goal each for Bank of India. Meanwhile, Asif Jamal scored the lone goal for Central Railway MD.

Bank of India came into this match with a 1-0 victory against Chheda Nagar and produced a much better performance to nail down their counterpart.

Aishwarya Palekar opened the scoring in the 34th minute with a fine finish when Shankar Thakur set him up with a delicate ball. Shankar eventually managed to set three goals yesterday who was eventually one of the best players on the field alongside Aishwarya.

The second goal came just five minutes into the second-half when Charles Fernandes scored a brilliant goal which was once again assisted by Shankar. Three minutes later, Charles made it 3-0 after Aishwarya’s pinpoint cross was latched on by the number 8.

With 15 minutes left, Aishwarya doubled his lead as he combined with Shankar to increase Bank of India’s lead by four goals. Gaurav More and Krupesh Sherwade scored the final two goals which were equally fine goals to register an empathic 6-1 victory.

Shankar’s three assists and Aishwarya’s two goals and two assists stood out on top as Bank of India ran out as winners, yet again.

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The match was surrounded with controversial decisions, injuries and of course, bookings. Both the teams had a well organized back four which proved to be the sole reason behind the stalemate.

MS Police, who were playing their first game of this new season dominated the first-half, but a gritty defense of Bank of India stood like a wall in front of MS Police.

On the 7th minute, MS Police’s Mohammad Mohsin found Nilesh Korgoakar on the edge of the box, who lashed a powerful drive towards the goal which was brilliantly kept out by Bank of India’s goalkeeper Rajesh Bangera.

Seventeen minutes later, Bank of India’s goalkeeper Rajesh Bangera almost spilled away a dubious goal.

The goalkeeper’s loose pass of all people got intercepted by MS Police’s Sameer Khan, who tried to slot his effort under the goalkeeper, but Rajesh kept his calmness and saved it comfortably.

On the brink of half-time, MS Police’s Amir Shaikh got cautioned for a needless elbow on Bank of India’s Rahul Nair.

The second-half was a highly intense half. Both the teams had to see their teammates being treated on the sidelines, courtesy of aggressive tactics being used by both, Bank of India and MS Police.

A heated arguement was also witnessed by the spectators and the match officials between managers and the Referees late in the second-half, due to number of controversial decisions.

With twenty minutes left, Bank of India’s Rajesh Bangera once again denied Nitin Wagil, whose right footed shot was tipped off the bar by the shot stopper.

Both the teams held their nerves in the last stages of the match to share the spoils.

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The match began at a considerably average speed with Sellebrity F.C. scoring two goals out of nowhere. The first goal came via a Merwyn Fernandez header, second, Ronit Borkar reacted in-time to convert a half-chance into goal from inside the box. The scoreline by the twentieth minute mark astonished spectators as-well-as the teams coaching staff and players. Neither side expected the match to turn into such a one-sided contest this early in the game; a point from where Sellebrity F.C. could do no wrong. But, they did on the 24^th minute and no.10 Rahul Nair gave the Bank of India a life-line midway through the first-half. The goal acted somewhat like a trigger for Bank of India after a shaky start to match which saw them 2 goals down so early on in the match.

After Bank of India pulled a goal back it was a cat-and-mouse-race where the mouse was Sellebrity F.C. who were desperate in their attempts to protect their lead and score a much needed third goal, which they never looked like scoring, on the other-hand cat was Bank of India, who constantly tried to score a goal, but never came as close to scoring when they hit the crossbar in the last play of the match. During most parts of the game both sides failed to live up to their respective tasks at least in an attacking sense.

The game finished in favour of Sellebrity F.C., but it was deserved of a draw, at least for the number of chances Bank of India created. Although, Sellebrity had their fair share of chances to convert their 2-1 lead into a two goal cushion. This was a game of luck, which favoured Sellebrity F.C. and not Bank of India.

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PIFA dominated the match since the first whistle to the last. PIFA always looked a superior than BOI since they had most of the ball possession. PIFA with its good passing and better co-ordination among players created havoc in the defence of BOI, which seemed helpless against the wave after wave of PIFA’s attacks.

After the first ten minutes of the first half, there seemed a revival of energy from BOI but it failed to go past the defensive wall of PIFA.

The game’s first goal scored by Pramod Pandey, a marvellous header proved too much for Rajesh Bangera as it swirled past him to the top corner of the post. The goal came through a brilliant set piece of corner and Pandey.

The second goal came just before the half time by a left foot tap from Elvis Owozana. The half time could have helped the BOI to revive their chances to get back in the game but the dominant PIFA managed to hold BOI’s attack. PIFA’s Elvis continued his attack and tearing down of the BOI’s defence along with his striking partner Deep Moorjani.

The second half was similar to the first half where a visibly struggling BOI were trying to find the net. A counter attack by PIFA proved to be the nail in the coffin for BOI as Deep put a third goal past BOI goalkeeper, Bangera.  Later, Deep Moorjani was substituted by manager Nirvan Shah with Ajil Dalmodia.

The substitute did what the manager told him to do, put the pressure on the BOI defence and he did so by scoring the final goal of the match. Bangera managed to save a shot but the quick shot from Ajil put it past the keeper.

The match ended with a humiliating defeat for BOI. Both the managers must have different point of view against the game’s proceedings but at the end it was a disappointing BOI’s defence that put PIFA in the quarterfinals, PIFA will face the winner of Air India Vs Karnataka Sports Association (KSA).

Man of the Match: Elvis Owozana

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