Desperados who had created pressure in the first ten minutes looked good value to score. Sunday Boys defended valiantly and kept the game alive! Sumit Shah’s open goal miss haunted Desperados as Prashant Sawant smashed in a fine goal in the 21st minute. Sucker punch…literally!

Marcel Arora and Shah scored in the 30th and 48th minutes respectively for Desperados to make it 2-1. The game had burst into life! Tanmay Talgaokar’s pace was a handful for Sunday Boys! Desperados was clueless against a Sawant special which was to follow in the second half!

Prathamesh played ideal foil to Prashant and slammed home in the 46th minute to make it 2-2. Sunday Boys was back in with a shout! The comeback was complete as Prashant hit home from outside the area in the 48th minute. 3-2 and the goal had given Sunday Boys a huge morale booster!

Desperados attacked relentlessly and Sunday Boys cleared off numerous goal scoring opportunities! A mix of clinical finishing and rock solid defending allowed Sunday Boys to grab the crucial three points.

Not to forget that the Sawant’s had played heroes for the umpteenth time!

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Maecel Aroza’s 62nd-minute goal had Desperados on their way only for Nagarkatti to play party pooper! Atlanta had dominated the first half and was the more energetic team. Desperados was on the back-foot for long periods thanks to some relentless attacking by Atlanta.

The first half finished goalless with umpteen goalscoring chances for Atlanta. They poured men forward in the second as Ankit Dalvi twice came close to breaking the deadlock.

Nagarkatti glanced in a header in the 89th minute and earnt a priceless draw for Atlanta!

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Tayib Ayazali (SBI) got the first red in the 30th minute for handling the ball outside the box.

Shubham Yadav (Desperados) went off in the second half for a foul.

Not to forget there was a rough game in between!

Sachin Kumawat was the star for SBI as he orchestrated numerous attacks on the Desperados’ goal.

A little bit of support for Kumawat could have tilted the game in SBI’s favor!

Vishnu Menon was Desperados’ stand-out player as he troubled SBI’s defenders with some serious pace.

Desperados didn’t benefit from Ayazali’s sending off as they failed to convert in front of goal.

Even SBI couldn’t take advantage of Yadav’s red card in the second half.

The first half ended goalless as both teams scrapped it out in midfield.

Desperados scored in the 75th minute as Sumit Shah hit home off a rebound.

SBI hit back as Dyaneshwar Bhoir’s long ranged shot went past the keeper in the 85th minute.

They had luck on their side as the stand-in goalkeeper couldn’t hold on to the shot as it went in!

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Substitue Rabiul Shaikh scored twice, whereas, Kartik Yenurkar, Abhishek Patil, Gaurav Gawas, Rohan Shukla, Roysten Castelinho, and Calvin Baretto scored one each to complete a resounding and satisfactory victory over a shaky Desperados side.

Right from the kick-off, Mumbai FC looked in a better shape, both physically and mentally, and their organized structure was nothing than icing on a cake.

Desperados never looked like a side who would compete such a sheer Mumbai U-17 side. Each time Mumbai attacked, it seemed that they would score. It didn’t took time for Mumbai FC to open their account.

Kartik Yenurkar put Mumbai in front in just nine minutes before Abhishek Patil scored the second in the 26th minute to ease off Mumbai FC’s pressure. The boys in yellow went on a rampage in the next fifteen minutes or so as they notched up three more goals to increase their lead by five goals.

Gaurav Gawas made it 3-0 in the 36th minute with a sublime strike straight into the back of the net when few minutes later Rohan Shukla and Roysten Castelinho added two more to make it 5-0 inside 45 minutes.

Desperados was completely down and out. The last three goals came in the dying moments of the match as Calvin Baretto’s goal, and Rabiul’s brace made it 8-0 for the colts.

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In what looked like a match that was going Dhobitalao Boys’ way was pegged back to 1-1 which later could have won by Desperados if not for their few misses. Both teams did not dominate each other for a long period of the game.

The game was deadlocked at 50%-50% each during the course of the game. Both teams started good. The tempo of the game was like a roller coaster. High sometimes, sometimes dipping. But neither team could capitalise on their chances to go in front.

The best chance of the game for Dhobitalao boys came in the 24th  minute of the first half when a shoot taken by number 8 Sanju Pawar hit the crossbar. That was a glorious chance and would have given them a well deserved lead. Although that was the only good chance for Dhobitalao Boys in the first half. Desperados had their best moment of the game just 7 minutes later. When in the 31st minute a 40 yard shot from number 15 Chinamay Meher hit the post. Both teams so close to grabbing the lead. At half time the teams went in at 0-0.

The second half was the deciding one. Dhobitalao threw bodies forward and created some panic in Desperados defense. And they finally got the break through in the 2nd minute of the second-half. A lovely ball over the top was complemented with a well-timed run from number 24 Vaibhav Ghadge was headed in. The keeper could only see the ball going over the top and into the back of the net giving Dhobitalao Boys the lead.

Although they were unable to hang on with that lead when a Desperados freekick down the right flank was lobbed into the box only for defender , number 12 Abhishek Mishra to steer it into his own net. An own goal that cancelled their lead and brought the game to a level.

Both teams then struggled to find the winner. Desperados tried to ride their lucck after getting that own goal but could not take it. Whereas Dhobitalao Boys would be happy to keep the score at 1-1 after they almost lost the game after giving away the own goal. Both teams shared the point as they look to build up on their good  MDFA season.

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This season Desperados fielded more of a different team as compared to last season, Coach Arik Dass and manager Jayesh Dadarkar have changed others perception towards the Desperados team. Surely their lethal weapon is Aniket Shipe who has now scored 5 goals in two matches, but all this was possible because of their midfield and defense doing their bit very effectively.

Desperados vs Juhu Beach United

Aniket Shipe does have a striker’s sense of how to play in an opponent’s box, not once, not twice but he managed to hit the net 4 times, he grabbed his first in 7th minute when he latched onto a through ball from Kishor Bamania and nicely converted it into a goal. Just after 5 minutes his second goal came through Rajesh Damne. By now Aniket was in the mood, he completed his hat-trick by making a solo run from the half line and slotted home the ball beyond the Juhu Beach United’s goalkeeper in 26th minute. Kishor once again turned provider with his long through ball he nicely set up Aniket, who perfectly lobbed the ball over the onrushing goalkeeper to score his 4th goal.

The Juhu boys were very close to some scoring opportunities but they failed to convert their chances. If they had taken their chances at the right time we would have been in for a very interesting game towards the end. Rajesh Damne hit the cross bar twice, which came to the rescue of Juhu Beach United helping them keep the score line respectable.

Other 2nd division matches played at St. Xavier Ground, Parel.

G.K.W Rangers drew with Saki Village [1-1]

G.K.W.Rangers => Subodh Manjrekar 59th minute
Saki Village => Tayyeb Penwala 12th minute

Naseeb Reloaded beat Indian Gymkhana [2-1]

Naseeb Reloaded => 1st goal, Trinal Das 5th minute, 2nd goal – Sunny Mathias 26th minute.
Indian Gymkhana => Pradeep K.P scored 1 goal through penalty

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