In a game which finished at 4-4, Shreyas Vatekar’s goal in injury time helped Agnel rescue a valuable point.

Agnel had created the most chances in the first half and were 2-1 up thanks to a brace from Mohan Dass in the 16th and 39th minutes respectively.

Abhinav Vattolil was superb on the right flank as he put in pin point crosses and had SBI in trouble.

SBI did get on level terms thanks to a superb long ranger by Sachin Kumawat in the 31st minute only for Agnel to hit back with a goal from Dass.

Vattolil hit home underneath the goalkeepers’ leg in the 44th minute and had Agnel cruising to a comfortable win by the end of the first half.

But SBI had other ideas as they roared back to life in the second!

Vijay Nikam hit home a spot kick in the 66th minute to make it 3-2.

And when Sachin Kumawat’s shot from the right rolled into the net in the 73rd minute…SBI had made a comeback of epic proportions!

There was more drama as Bretty Stewart headed home in the climax to make it 4-3!

It surely was outstanding given the way they had played in the first half!

But Vatekar popped up from nowhere in injury time and slammed in from the last kick of the game to make it 4-4!

It was a dramatic end to an equally dramatic game!

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Lalngaihawama scored in the 36th minute and ensured that Pune City made their dominance in possession count.

Agnel struggled to create inroads in the Pune City defence. Asif Khan was a sole positive for Agnel as he created a couple of good chances in the first half. Pune City’s team effort ensured that they were leading 1-0 at half time.

Akhil Rawat made it 2-0 in the 75th minute and ensured Pune City had one foot on the victory door. Pune City attacked relentlessly and kept up the pressure as they made numerous forays into the Agnel box.

It paid off as Lalngaihawama got his second in the 88th minute and made it 3-0. It was game over for Agnel who simply couldn’t recover post that goal.

Lalngaihawama could have made it 4-0 in the 83rd minute only see his header go over the bar!

Agnel goalkeeper Prakhar Sharma pulled off a superb save in the 88th minute as he parried away Zamlunmang Khupsianlal’s shot.

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Mohan Dass and Pranav Pillai scored in the 3rd and 61st minutes respectively as Agnel edged out stubborn opposition. Moheeb Sayed’s 59th-minute goal was scant consolation for ESIC who had matched their opponents in every department.

ESIC was on the backfoot as Agnel created numerous chances in the first half. Dass was in ominous form as his freekick came off the post. His goal had thrown a spanner into ESIC’s gameplan. Abhinav Vatollil beat hordes of defenders and was a joy to watch.

Shajiv Thajudeen broke up umpteen attacks and frustrated Agnel’s attackers. Sayed almost made it 1-1 as he smashed a rebound shot onto the post.

Malcom Blakely’s long-range passing and ball-distribution skills was an education for any aspiring footballer.

The first half went 1-0 to Agnel who was rock-solid at the back. ESIC was more enterprising in the second half as they went on the offensive. It paid off as Sayed’s burst of speed left his marker for dead as he hit home the equalizer.

Agnel scored a second as a cross deflected off Pillai’s back and went in. Blakely almost scored a wonder goal with a ripper from 30 yards out!

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Agnel ran out as 5-4 winners in what was a humdinger.

Aman Sayed and Nakul Shelke scored two late goals in injury time to clinch a stunning victory for Agnel!

Shreyas Vatekar opened the scoring for Agnel with the easiest of goals in the 11th minute.

Mumbai Port responded with Atif Ansari who made it 1-1 in the 19th minute.

It rained goals as Muttvallz made it 2-1 in the 22nd minute.

Umer Shaikh and Shubham Kamteke scored in the 25th and 29th minutes respectively to make it 3-2 for Mumbai Port.

Muttvallz made it 3-3 in the 32nd minute — the fourth goal in ten minutes!

It was football at it’s very best!

Mumbai Port threatened to kill the game off as they launched wave after wave of attacks in the Agnel box.

Ansari smashed home a superb goal in the 69th minute to leave them on the brink of a memorable win.

It wasn’t to be as Agnel pulled out a rabbit from its hat in injury time.

Sayed popped out of nowhere and slammed in a goal in the 93rd minute to make it 4-4.

Shelke hit home the winner for Agnel in the 95th minute to complete a stunning comeback!

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Semi Final 1: Father Agnel Red 4-0 Aadhar Pratishthan

In the first semi, Velonie Fernandes strike twice to help Father Agnel Red to register a thumping 4-0 victory over Aadhar Prastishthan. Michelle Castana and Sujitha Murgaonkar also got on the score sheet.

After a barren first fifteen minutes, Michelle Castana put Father Agnel Red in front with a sublime finish inside the 18-yard box leaving Aadhar Prastishthan Goalkeeper Liyanne Dhalla absolutely no chance to save Michelle’s shot.

Couple of minutes later, Velonie made it 2-0 after a neat finish which put Aadhar Pratishthan’s chances in jeopardy of making it into the final. In the second half, Velonie scored again with a swift strike on a counter attack to increase their lead to three goals.

Father Agnel Red scored their fourth and final goal late in the second-half when Sujitha Murgaonkar found the back of the net from close range. Father Agnel will be hoping to emulate this performance this performance when they meet a strong Bodyline F.C side.

Semi Final 2: Bodyline F.C 2-0 Father Agnel Blue

The defending champions of Women’s league Bodyline F.C earned a hard fought 2-0 victory over Father Agnel Blue at KSA ground to set up a clash with Father Agnel Red in the Final, which will be held on Friday at the same venue.

Tricia Colaco opened the scoring on the 11th minute when she pounced on a rebound to slot it home from close range to give Bodyline F.C a vital lead. Father Agnel Blue pushed forward in hope to find the equalizer but with Dhurva Vahia on goal for Bodyline F.C, it proved to be a daunting task for girls in blue.

In the dying minutes of the game, Father Agnel Blue had their chances but couldn’t capitalized and had to suffer another set back when Bodyline F.C’s Reetika Sahani curled her shot from the edge of the box into the corner of the net to put the final nail in the coffin.

The goal came in the injury time which made it impossible for Father Agnel Blue to make a comeback. With this win, Bodyline F.C has made it to the Final and will be facing Father Agnel Red in hope to retain their Title.

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A clinical first half performance from Fr.Agnel turned out to be the recipe for their win as they managed to score two goals to seal the game eventually. Both teams kept possession for short intervals as they tried to dictate play through the centre of the field. Eventually both defences were tight as they managed to successfully implement the offside trap.

Fr Agnel although were able to keep their shape compact and wait for a mistake from the opposition. The breakthrough came in the the 19^th minute when an attack down the left turned out to be fruitful.  Number 13 Aditya Dhumal netted past the SBI keeper as he was quick to get onto a ball played behind the defense before cutting in from the left and scoring.

SBI were quick to come of their block and they almost equalised when number 29 Vikas Gupta took a less powerful shot straight at the keeper. Another attack from the wings which led to no avail. Fr Agnel made the most of this as number 11 Abhishek Raja managed to pressurize the SBI centre back only to find himself through on goal doubling their lead. He could have made it 3-0 just before half time when a long ball over the top was nicked past an outward rushing keeper whose defender managed to cover up not giving any space to finish.

At half time Fr Agnel had a two goal cushion where the match looked well and truly done. In the second half Fr Agnel remained astute in defense not allowing  SBI to complete the passes as they sat back on the counter. Eventually as the game progressed the two goal lead proved too much for State Bank of India to overcome

It was an all round performance from Fr Agnel who managed to score the chances they got adding to that was the defending which was very good. No silly business was carried throughout the match from both the teams. Fr Agnel coach lauded his sides performance as they look to build on this win in the next match.

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The opening goal came for Greater Mumbai Police close to the 10th minute mark, when no.9 Jai Gadge scrappily converted the rebound from close after he saw his initial shot getting saved from pointblank range by the Fr. Agnel goalkeeper. G.M. Police didn’t take time to double the lead and scored again 3 minutes later via no.44 Panir Seehain, who slammed-in a powerful shot past the goalkeeper after beating two Fr. Angel defenders on his way to goal.

In the first-15 minutes, despite being 2 goals down Fr. Agnel didn’t look dispirited and looked to get back into the game and had a hatful of decent chances, but haven’t had any clear-cut chance to go clear-through on goal.
As the game progressed, both sides became relatively frustrated with themselves in-front of goal and missed-out on ‘n’ number of chances either by hitting the ball off-target or by a poor pass in the final-third area.

With the half reaching to its closing moments, Fr. Agnel received the final chance from a close-range free-kick, but the goalkeeper made a fine stop to keep G.M. Police in touching distance for a win.

Into the 2nd-45 minutes of the game, and neither side looked to better itself in an attacking sense. Both sides looked in equal dismay in front of goal and both the goalkeepers were largely untroubled during the early parts of the second-half. As the half progressed, Fr. Agnel came-out as a dominant side and with the pressure mounting over G.M. Police, who were in continuous burdened from a wave of attacking pressure from Fr. Agnel, no.11 Yogesh Jadhav took a toll and received a second yellow-card while he was being substituted for time wasting.

For large parts of the 2nd-half, Fr. Agnel created a number of genuine goal-scoring chances, but couldn’t get past an excellent Gajanand Sulebhavekar in goal for G.M. Police, who kept his side’s lead intact until the final whistle, and undoubtedly singlehandedly kept his team’s boat sailing.

A match which could’ve gone either way if not for the wonderful and timely saves from the G.M. Police goalkeeper. Some referee decisions could’ve changed the course of the game. But, largely it was a match whose full-time result was decided in the early minutes of the first-half and not the full-90 minutes.

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Mode Of Competition

1. All the teams in this division will be divided into three group and will play a preliminary on a single league basis.
2. After the completion of the preliminary league, the top two teams from each group will play a play-off league on single league basis.
3. The points gained and goals scored and canceled in the preliminary league will not be carried forward to the play-off league
4. The team standing 1st and 2nd after the completion of the play-off league will be declared the winner and runner-up of the super division league and will be promoted to Elite Division of the 2015

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