Jamal scored off a header in the 89th minute to give Railway the three points. Rahul Rawat’s goal-line clearance denied Veniza a certain goal in the 8th minute. Railways worked the ball around in the first half. It proved experience is always an asset!

Veniza missed Shantanu Gaikwad up front as they laboured through the first half. Gaikwad could’ve given them the much-needed thrust in attack! Hafiz Khan couldn’t latch on to Siddharth Kamat’s pinpoint through ball and missed a good scoring opportunity.

Jamal had two good opportunities to put the game to bed in the first half. The strategy of feeding the ball to Jamal clearly wasn’t working! As Hafiz Khan’s brilliant overhead kick hit the bar in the 41st minute…Railways pounded on the doorstep!

Railways were unlucky not to score and Veniza lucky not to concede in a goalless first half. Veniza was sprightly as they created pressure in the second. Jayesh Amuthan carved open the Railway defence with pinpoint passing. The offside trap nullified half a dozen scoring opportunities!

Railway custodian Uzair Ansari pulled off a blinder of a save in the 82nd minute off Amuthan.

Jamal pooped the party as he scored late on to break Veniza hearts!

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Railway grabbed a vital point as Padam Singh hit home in the 91st minute. They scored in the second minute through Jamal as they got off to a flyer. A classic smash and grab! Springfield was clueless to intelligent passing and build-up play by Railway in the first half.

They couldn’t extend their lead as Springfield held firm at the back and cleared off numerous attempts at goal. Sunny Amin made it 1-1 in the 12th minute with a poachers strike from inside the box.

Mervin Kurisingal cut inside two defenders from the right and smashed in a superb goal in the 16th minute. 2-1 and Springfield had roared back into the contest!

Amin almost made it 3-1 at the half-hour mark as his header went over the bar. Silvester Fernandes starred for Springfield with his excellent ball distribution and passing.

He threaded holes into the Railway defence with regularity and his game was a delight to watch!

Kurisingal was the dynamo as he harried Railways with feints and skillful dribbling. Springfield led 2-1 at half time thanks to clinical finishing. The second half was a different story as Springfield showed spunk and had more of the ball.

They went on the offensive as Kurisingal’s shot whizzed past the post on the hour mark. They roared back in style and created numerous chances in a bid to kill the game off.

Anup Singh curled in a brilliant freekick to the top right in the 73rd minute to make it 3-1. The goalkeeper had no chance! The persistence had paid off!

It was end-to-end action as Jamal hit home a spot-kick to the bottom right and gave Railway a lifeline. 3-2 in the 78th minute and the game went to a thrilling climax!

Springfield played on the counter as Railway poured forward for the all-important equalizer. Jamal missed a gilt-edged chance to equalize in the dying minutes which had heart-stopping action.

He beat a posse of defenders and set up Singh who smashed in an injury-time equalizer.

The 3-3 draw was a humdinger!

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Kashif Jamal’s heroics in the second half helped Central Railway rescue a point.

Prathamesh Rokde had given RBI the lead in the 27th minute after he capitalized on a goalkeeping error.

The Railwaymen did come close to getting an equalizer as they troubled RBI with intelligent switching of the flanks.

Both teams played an entertaining brand of football to put up a good advertisement for the sport.

Hafiz Khan and Abu Jafar were a handful for RBI as the duo came close to scoring on numerous occasions.

RBI goalkeeper Bhushan Patil pulled off a brilliant save to deny Siddhart Kamat in a one on one attempt.

The first half finished 1-0 to RBI.

Rolfred Coutinho made it 2-0 in the 49th minute with a fine goal from outside the box.

A superb performance from the laddie!

RBI was more sprightly in the second half as they relied on counterattacks.

Jamal spoiled RBI’s party as he scored twice to make it 2-2.

The first was a composed effort from the spot in the 69th minute; the second was a smash and grab in the 84th minute.

Central Railway had thrown the kitchen sink…and it worked!

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