With promotion to first division already confirmed, both sides faced each other in the 2^nd division play-off finals for the coveted trophy.

Both sides started the season grouped together in group F, with Mother Teresa getting the better of JMJ 2-1 in that group fixture. Since the loss, JMJ went from strength to strength, scoring goals in bulks. The team finished the group stage scoring 44 goals in just 8 games which was followed by another 18 goals in 3 games of play-offs. On the other hand, unlike JMJ’s dominating performances in the tournament, Mother Teresa came into the game grinding out many hard fought results.

In the closely contested final, JMJ Sports clubs attacking line up found it hard to assert their same dominance as Mother Teresa looked set to grind out another result in their favour, however Elvin Fernandes came up with an important goal in the 35^th minute to put JMJ into lead. Trailing by a goal, Mother Teresa attempted a comeback putting men forward in search of that elusive equaliser however JMJ defence stood resolute till the final whistle as the match ended at 1-0 score line.

Final: JMJ Sports Club 1 (Elvin Fernandes 35’) – 0 Mother Teresa

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2^nd Division, Group A – Dadar XI (B) (Chris 4’, Fazlur 46’) 2-0 T.P.S (Grey Athletic)

In the 2^nd division group A fixture Dadar XI clashed with T.P.S (Grey Athletic). It was the battle between experience of Dadar XI and young pace of T.P.S in which Dadar XI came out with flying colours.

They struck as soon as in the 4^th minute after which T.P.S couldn’t recover as Chris Alphonso scored in with a solo effort. The first half was evenly contested with a slight tinge of dominance hovering with Dadar XI as T.P.S tried to fight back.

Mohsin Aga and Shadab Ansari tried to build up several attacking movement but everything was undone due to stout defending from Dadar XI backline. The best chance for TPS fell their way in the second half when Shadab was brought down just at the top of the box. His powerful freekick, aimed at right bottom corner was saved handsomely by the Dadar Custodian.

The second half completely belonged to Dadar XI as they didn’t let TPS bounce back in any means. The second goal by Fazlur Rahman was simply the best goal of the day as he took a breezy run from left after getting the ball from heavily experienced Revelino Fernandez and blasted a volley into left top corner from edge of the box.

Even after the second goal Dadar XI continued to pile pressure on TPS defense and never let them back in the game.

This game marked the second victory for Dadar XI in 6 matches as they leapfrogged to the 4^th position with 9 points while TPS sunk to seventh position after suffering 5^th defeat in 8 matches.

2^nd Division, Group G – Castle Boys SC (Gerald 65’, Wayne 70’) 2-0 Sahar Silver Stars S.C

In another 2^nd division match on Monday the group G toppers Castle Boys S.C vanquished Sahar Silver Stars to retain the top position opening up a 5 point lead over YMCA. It was a second half blitz by the Castle Boys as 2 goals in the space of 5 mins at the fag end of the match sunk the fighting SSS SC. While Gerald Abranches opened the scoring in the 65^th minute Wayne Trindade got his name on the score sheet 5 minutes later to give Castle Boys their 6^th victory in 8 matches as their points tally increase to 20.

2^nd Division, Group E : O’Sheish FA ( Altamash 5’, Saheb 21’, Md. Ali 59’)  3-1 Bharat FC (Subham 10’)

In group E, O’Sheish FA went clear at the top of the group after a crushing 3-1 victory over Bharat FC. A total of 4 goals were scored in the match out of which 3 goals came in the first half. Altamash Khan opened the floodgates in the 5^th minute for O’sheish , but Subham Jadhav restored parity just 5 minutes later following which O’Sheish took the lead again in 21^st minute when Saheb Ahuja made it 2-1 going into the half. The final nail in the coffin was dealt by Md. Ali Rajani when he pushed in the third goal for O’Sheish and the last goal of the match to round up the clash. With this win O’Sheish continued their dream run with 7 consecutive victories in this campaign and is almost certain to qualify for the play-off stage.

2^nd Division, Group E: Worli Sports Club (Atharva 11, Samant 37’) 2-1 Marouli United FC (Troy 27’)

Worli Sports Club squared off against Marouli United FC in quest to qualify further and won 2-1. Atharva Shinde scored the first goal after which Troy Nunes equalized for Marouli; but Prathamesh Sawant clinched the winner for WSC as he blasted in the final goal at 37^th minute to gift WSC their 6^th win in 7 matches and kept their hopes of qualifying alive breathing heavy on the neck of Shastri Nagar A in the third position.

2^nd Division, Group G:                                                                                                                     

Bombay YMCA (Adnan 4’, Rahil 35’, 66’, Sajid 50’,Kazim 69’) 5-2 Freunds SA (Rahul 11’,18’)

It was an exciting affair when Bombay YMCA blanked Freunds SA 5-2 which was a rather ill-tempered match with referee having to use cards more often.

Adnan Ansari scored the first goal of the match as early as in the 4th minute after which a stunning brace by Rahul Bhatt saw Freunds SA coming back strongly, first in 11^th minute and then again in 18^th minute . Freunds SA went into the half-time with a 2-1 lead after which the whole match turned in the second half. Bombay YMCA came back strongly to fire in 4 goals with Rahil  Ansari striking twice assisted by one a piece goal by Sajid and Karim to register their 5^th win in 6 matches to be placed at second position behind Castle Boys.

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In the first game of the day for 2^nd division, Veera United blasted home a 6-1 win over a hapless GKW Rangers in a group H fixture. Sameer Niyazi opened the scoring in the 8^th minute with his first of the three goals before Pranit Patel doubled the lead in the 19^th minute. Saumitra Parkar slotted the third to make it 3-0 before both sides entered the break. In the second half, Veera United scored three more goals as Sameer completed his hat-trick and Praneet rounded up his brace. For GKW rangers, Sheldon Menezes scored the consolation goal in the 65^th minute. The win propels Veera United to the top of the group H table with the five goal win margin giving a hand in toppling Charkop FC on goal difference.

Game 1: Veera United 6 (Sameer Niyazi 8’, 37’, 69’, Praneet Patel 19’, 70’, Saumitra Parkar 25’) – 1 GKW Rangers FC (Sheldon Menezes 65’)

A close game between two top of the table teams ended in Maurya Young Stars FA sneaking a one goal win against Joshua Generation keeping the second spot in the group table secure. Keegan Fernandes late winner helped his side close down group D leaders KNFC with just one point separating them while extending the gap between their immediate next Joshua Generation, who are at 3^rd spot, to five points.

Game 2: Maurya Youngstars FA 1 (Keegan Fernandes 66’) – 0 Joshua Generations FC

In the group F fixture, JMJ Sports Club secured another big win with a 6-nil annihilation of MMC to recapture their pole position. Reuben Fernandes struck a hat-trick while Elvin Fernandes, Daniel Fernandes and Melvin Barboza chipped in with one each. The win takes them to the top spot with 15 points on par with second placed Mother Teresa FC but better on goal difference, which is at a whopping 28 goals in just six games.

Game 3: JMJ SC 6 (Melvin Barboza 1’, Reuben Fernandes 4’, 44’, 63’, Elvin Fernandes 23’, Daniel Fernandes 50’) – 0 MMC

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Group B: The Sports Gurukul (Suraj Epili 45′) 1-1 Lakers FC (Anshul Gawade 55′)

Lakers FC’s undefeated run stayed intact as they held TSG (The Sports Gurukul) 1-1 in an eventful Second Division encounter at St. Xavier’s Ground. After this crucial draw, Lakers FC has cemented their place in the second place of Group B who are just behind Vision Rescue on goal difference.

After a steady start, The Sports Gurukul broke the deadlock in the 45th minute through Suraj Epili’s thunderous finish. But Lakers FC bounced back in the second-half when Anshul Gawade equalized ten minutes into the second-half to make it 1-1. Both the sides had to settle for a point, in the end, to round off an eventful Group B match.

Group G: Bombay YMCA (Rayyan Ansari 33′, Arshad Ansari 43′, Kazim Sayyed 59′, Abdul Shaikh 66′ and Mazhar Ansari 70′) 5-1 Godrej & Boyce (Pizan Kodia 44′)

In the second and final game of the day, an in-form Bombay YMCA side thumped Godrej & Boyce 5-1 to win their fourth match of the campaign and continue their five-match unbeaten streak. Bombay YMCA is third with 12 points in Group G while Godrej & Boyce is sixth with seven points.

After an eventful start, the deadlock was broken in the 33rd minute when Rayyan Ansari opened the scoring with a sublime strike. Ten minutes later, Arshad Ansari doubled Bombay YMCA’s lead with a close-range finish just before the break.

But Godrej & Boyce’s striker Pizan Kodia cut short the deficit just a minute later to give his side a ray of hope in the second-half. After the break, Bombay YMCA put the game beyond doubt after Kazim Sayyed, Abdul Shaikh and Mazhar Ansari scored three quick goals to complete a resounding victory.

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13^th Jan, 1^st Division:

In a group D fixture, two sides that are around the bottom parts of the group table played out a goalless draw after neither side managed to break the shackles. The draw enabled IDBI to jump a place above PIFA Colaba U17, while (BBC) Dias United remained rooted at penultimate spot.

In the other 1^st division game of the day, Atlanta FC hammered seven goals past a hapless Vidyavikasini defence as the former jumped to the top spot in the group F table. Juventus Dmello’s brace alongside Royston and Agnelo George goals meant Atlanta FC raced to 4-0 lead around the half hour mark. Orlando Pinto’s own goal in the first half injury time meant Vidyavikasini entered the break conceding five goals. Aaruni Jha and Riane Disouza struck one each to pound more misery to their opponents already miserable defence as the game ended at 7-0.

Game 1: IDBI 0 – 0 (BBC) Dias United

Game 2: Vidyavikasini 0 (Orlando Pinto (Own Goal 40+1’)) – 7 Atlanta FC (Juventus D’mello 15’, 29’, Royston Veigas 32’, Aaruni Jha 52’, Riane D’souza 80’)

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2^nd division:

KNFC – Naseeb continued their unbeaten run with another win as they defeated FC Mithagar side 2-0 to register their fifth victory in six games. Sharique Khan’s second minute strike gave KNFC an early lead, which was followed by some end to end football but neither side managed to find the net for most part of the game. In the dying moments of the game, Mithagar put men forward in search of an equaliser however they ended conceding the second as Shoaib Shah doubled the lead to finish off the game.

In other 2^nd division fixture, Castle Boys moved to top position in Group G after a comfortable 2-0 win over Bombay YMCA. Wayne Trindade’s 4^th minute strike was doubled by Brendon D’mello 2^nd half strike as Castle boys extended their unbeaten streak to six games.

Game 1: FC Mithagar 0 – 2 KNFC – Reloaded (Sharique Khan 2’, Shoaib Shah 70’)

Game 2: Bombay YMCA 0 – 2 Castle Boys FC (Wayne Trindade 4’, Brendon D’Mello 65’)

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In a one sided affair, JMJ Sports club produced a dominant display of clinical finishing to smash nine goals past a hapless BEST defence. BEST’s defensive misery started from the very first minute when Daniel Fernandes slotted home the opener before doubling the lead five minutes later.

Killinger made it 3-0 in the 21^st minute which was followed by two quick goals from Melvin Barboza. Before entering the break, JMJ added sixth to the tally through Christopher Sequeira. Goals continued in the second half as Ankit Chavan Melvin and Daniel adding three more to the tally as the game ended at 9-0.

In other game, despite being reduced to ten men, O’sheish FA continued their winning run. Altamash Khan, Emaad Nadkar and Mubeen Mukadam’s struck a goal each to end the game 3-0. The win took O’sheish on second spot in group E table tied with group leader Shastri Nagar Academy but behind on Goal difference.

Game 1: JMJ Sports Club 9 (Daniel Fernandes 1’, 6’, 69’, Killinger Raunak 21’, Melvin Barboza 23’, 29’ 50’, Christopher Sequeira 33’, Ankit Chavan 65’) – 0 BEST Arts & Sports

Game 2: O’sheish Football Academy 3 (Altamash Khan 14’, Mubeen Mukadam 26’, Emaad Nadkar 64’) – 0 SOSMISS

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Group A – Milan Football Academy (Saurav Nikam 9′, 17′ & 24′ and Ateeque Ansari) 4-0 Sagar Mitra Mandal (B)

Milan Football Academy registered their second win of the campaign after breezing past Sagar Mitra Mandal (B) 4-0 at St. Xavier’s Ground, Parel. Sagar Mitra Mandal (B) lost their third match of the season and is lying third from the bottom.

Saurav Nikam turned out to be the hero for Milan FA as he bagged a fantastic first-half hat-trick to run-riot against a hapless Sagar Mitra Mandal (B) side. Ateeque Ansari wrapped up the game later in the second-half after scoring Milan FA’s fourth and final goal.

Group E – Bharat FC (Devesh More 18′, Sahil Marchande 40′ and Ashutosh Gaikwad 48′) 3-0 Poinsur Gymkhana

Poinsur Gymkhana’s misery continues as Bharat FC thumped them 3-0 in a Group E encounter at St. Xavier’s Ground, Parel. With this win, Bharat FC has also earned their first three-points of the season while Poinsur Gymkhana lost their sixth consecutive game and is currently lying at the bottom of Group E table.

Devesh More opened the scoring in the 18th minute which was followed by Sahil Marchande and Ashutosh Gaikwad’s solitary goal later in the match.

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Vision Rescue’s dominant winning run stayed intact as they registered a comprehensive 3-0 victory over struggling side Naunihal FC. This was Vision Rescue’s fourth win in six games where they have scored a whopping 21 goals and have conceded only once in the process.

A clinical Surya Naiker turned out to be the hero for the Rescuers as he bagged a brace and gave one of his best performance of the season in front of the goal. Surya didn’t put a foot wrong throughout the match and made sure to convert the chances coming down to his feet. His partner-in-crime Austin D’Souza also got on the scoresheet which completed a memorable win.

They are sitting at the top of Group B with one point separating the top three sides (Vision Rescue 14pts, SRS Sporting 13pts and Lakers FC 13pts). Meanwhile, Naunihal FC is currently second from last with only four points.

Other results: Group C – FC Mumbaikars ‘A’ (Aditya Swami 22′) 1-1 We Care (Ajay Mangela 7′)

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First Division

5th January: Group C – Kenkre FC U-17 (Somishon Sirak 5′ & 33′ and Ninglum 80′) 3-1 PIFA Colaba U-19 (Rishon Sam 65′)

On Friday afternoon, Kenkre FC U-17 faced PIFA Colaba U-19 in the battle of young talents at St. Xavier’s Ground, Parel. Kenkre FC hit top form to register a comprehensive 3-1 victory against their counterpart PIFA Colaba. Somishon Sirak bagged a brace for Kenkre while Ninglum scored the third goal in the dying stages of the match. Meanwhile, star midfielder Reshon Sam scored the lone goal for PIFA.

6th January: Group D – Mumbai Warriors U-19 (Rahul Solanki hat-trick, Pratik Sharma and Raj Rane) 5-0 Madanpura SC

On Saturday, another young side displayed brilliant performance when Mumbai Warriors U-19 locked horns against Madanpura SC. In what turned out to be a one-sided affair, Mumbai Warriors U-19 won 5-0, thanks to a fantastic hat-trick by Rahul Solanki. The other two goals were scored by Pratik Sharma and Raj Rane.

Other results: Group F – Bombay FC (Lavesh Patil 67′) 1-2 Atlanta FC (Kazi Huzan 25′ & Juventus D’Mello 74′)

Second Division

5th January: Group B – Supreme FC (Aniket Lad 43′) 1-1 Bombay Disabled (Shriraj Madhavi 11′)

In the late kick-off, under the floodlights, Supreme FC encountered a strong Bombay Disabled team in a Group B clash of Second Division at Parel. Both the sides played out a 1-1 draw to snatch a crucial point. Shriraj Madhavi opened the scoring for Bombay Disabled in the 11th minute which was equalized by Aniket Lad in the 43rd minute.

Other results: Group C – Air India (WR) 0-0 Jolly Boys

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Second Division (Group B) – Lakers FC (Rupesh Shetty 27′ & 60′) 2-1 Supreme FC (Mohan Poojari 37′) 

On Wednesday, under the floodlights, Lakers FC continued their fine run as they registered a narrow 2-1 win against Supreme FC in an exciting Group B encounter in the Second Division. Supreme FC’s disappointing season continues as they suffered yet another defeat.

Rupesh Shetty opened the scoring for Lakers FC before Mohan Poojari levelled the score in the 37th minute with a spectacular strike. Lakers FC’s resilience and patience paid off in the second-half when Rupesh bagged another goal which turned out to be decisive as Lakers romped to another victory.

First Division (Group B) – Desperados SC (Roshan Karmaran 74′ & Kallat Ethen 80+3) 2-2 Steadfast ‘A’ (Oliver Bennis 58′ & 59′)

On Thursday afternoon, Desperados SC made an incredible comeback to snatch a crucial point against Steadfast ‘A’ in a thrilling 2-2 draw in Group B encounter of First Division. Prior to the match, Steadfast had won all their three games while Desperados had won twice in three games.

Steadfast’s winning streak came to a half after Desperados displayed a gritty and determined performance. After a goalless first-half. two goals in two minutes by Oliver Bennis gave Steadfast ‘A’ a brilliant 2-0 advantage but Desperados struck late, not once but twice to somehow snatch a draw.

Roshan Karmaran cut short the deficit in the 74th minute before Kallat Ethen equalized in the injury-time to rescue a point for Desperados.

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