Group B – Blitz Kriez FC (Alston Baptista 37′) 1-1 Jupiter Sports Club (Sanket Ahire 66′)

In Group B, Blitz Kriez moved to fourth in the table after salvaging a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Jupiter Sports Club at St. Xavier’s Ground. Alston Baptista opened the scoring in the 37th minute for Blitz Kriez but Jupiter Sports Club made sure to capitalize on their chances in the second-half to snatch an equalizer.

Sanket Ahire scored a fine goal in the 66th minute which did the trick for Jupiter Sports Club as they escaped with a point. They are currently sixth on the table with five points.

Group A – Vintage Dahisar 0-2 Malwani SC (Joyson Chettiar 70′ and Yusuf Shaikh 80+1′)

In Group A, Vintage Dahisar suffered another loss when they went down fighting 2-0 at the hands of Malwani SC St. Xavier’s Ground. This was Vintage Dahisar’s fourth straight loss and they are yet to earn a point this season.

Meanwhile, Malwani SC finally registered a victory after going four matches without a win. Two late strikes did the damage as Joyson Chettiar and Yusuf Shaikh scored one each to complete a 2-0 victory.

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With this win, Ratnam SA has moved to third in the Group E table with seven points in five games while Franco Sports FC is lying second from bottom with only four points.

Franco Sports made a terrific start. Rohit Mandal gave them a huge lead in the 2nd minute before Tanmay Talgaonkar and Nayan Kajve scored two goals within the space of three minutes to put Franco Sports 3-0 up in the 18th minute itself. At the break, Franco Sports were cruising 3-0. There was surely no coming back from here, that’s what Franco Sports must have thought of Ratnam SA.

In the 42nd minute, Ratnam SA pulled one back through Sunil Das’ sublime goal to ease off the pressure. They had the whole second-half to turn the tables around. The turning point of the match came in the 52nd minute when Johnson M. scored a terrific goal to cut short the deficit to just one goal before equalizing just a minute later to make it 3-3 with more than half-an-hour left. Franco Sports’ momentum was broken right there.

With the match heading towards a draw, Yogendra Ladd snatched a late winner in the third minute of the injury-time to complete a fabulous comeback and helped his side to snatch all three points in a crucial match.

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First Division (Group A) – Miners FC (Varun PV) 1-0 Rizvi Ceramics

Miners continued their undefeated run with a yet another win, this time against a strong Rizvi Ceramics side where they won the game 1-0 to bag their fourth victory of the campaign. Rizvi Ceramics suffered their second loss and is still third in the Group A standings.

Varun PV’s solitary strike turned out to be the difference as both the sides missed numerous opportunities throughout the match.

Third Division (Group J) – United Football Club (Faizal Khan 18′ and Meghan Pradhan 42′ own-goal) 2-0 Hedgewar Boys

In the Third Division match, United Football Club produced a fine display to breeze past Hedgewar Boys 2-0 to record their fourth win in six games this season. They are currently undefeated with four wins and two draws while Hedgewar Boys suffered their third loss in six games.

UFC’s steady start was followed up by Faizal Khan’s 18th-minute fantastic strike which gave them a major boost ahead of the second-half. An unfortunate own-goal by Hedgewar Boys’ Meghan Pradhan in the 42nd minute gave away the match as United Football Club marched to victory.

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In what turned out to be an entertaining match, Spartans came back from 1-0 down to win the match 2-1 to snatch all three points against their counterpart Carmelites SC.

After a good start, Carmelites SC broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute when Prashant Gurav scored a fine goal where he executed a brilliant move. But soon after going ahead, Carmelites ran out of gas.

Midway into the second-half, Rishab Kumar levelled the score for Spartans with a sublime goal before Bobby Pawar completed the turnaround just three minutes later in the 68th minute. Spartans’ positive approach after going down 1-0 helped them to secure an important win in a crucial First Division match.

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Group E – Veniza Virar FC (Nitin Joseph 64′) 1-0 Dadar XI

On Sunday afternoon, Veniza Virar FC locked horns against Dadar XI in an anticipated First Division encounter. A goal in the 64th minute from Nitin Joseph gave Veniza Virar an important win to end their year on a positive note.

After a goalless first-half, the deadlock was broken when Nitin struck a thunderous shot in the back of the net which turned out to be the decisive goal. Dadar XI had their chances but their poor finishing cost them three points.

Group D – BBC Dias United (Cajetan Dias 26′ and Shreyash Kudale 52′) 2-2 Madanpura SC (Bhavesh Patel 31′ and Hitesh Vadnagra 43′)

In Group D, BBC Dias United played Madanpura SC in a four-goal thriller. Dias United had to rely on second-half’s performance to rescue a 2-2 draw at St. Xavier’s Ground, Parel.

Cajetan Dias opened the scoring in the 26th minute with a fine strike before Madanpura’s Bhavesh Patel and Hitesh Vadnagra scored within minutes to put Madanpura 2-1 in front. But Dias United had other plans. In the 52nd minute, Shreyash Kudale scored a sublime goal to salvage a draw for Dias United.

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This match will be followed by the new club in the town FC India U-19 (MFC) vs Madanpura FC (A) in an anticipating Group D clash at Parel. Check out the rest of the First Division fixtures below:

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Bombay FC 10-0 Vidya Vikasini Theresians

In what was a one-sided affair, Bombay FC thumped Vidya Vikasini Theresians by registering a whopping 10-0 victory in Group F game at St. Xavier’s Ground, Parel.

Hemant Shaikh opened the scoring in the 3rd minute before Dhiraj Pagdhare and Charles Fernandes made it 3-0 with two quick goals.Bombay FC’s attack proved too good for Theresians to handle as they kept attacking for the rest of the match.

Astonishingly, each of them from the trio of Hemant Shaikh, Dhiraj Pagdhare and Charles Fernandes went on to score a hat-trick in a rampage. While Lavish Patil scored the other goal.

Malwani SC 0-0 Miners FC

In the second and final game of the day, Malwani and Miners played out a closely-contested game which ended in a 0-0 stalemate at the St. Xavier’s Ground, Parel. Both the sides had their chances but the lack of killer instinct in front of goal was missing in an eventful draw.

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Last season, it was Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) who emerged as the winners after defeating ESIC in the final. The first match of the 1st Division campaign will be played between Vintage Dahisar United and Somaiya Sports Academy (12:00 pm) in an anticipating Group A clash at St. Xavier’s Ground.

On the same day, Steadfast (A) will play Spartan Academy (01:45 pm) in Group B fixture and Indian Cultural League (ICL) will face Alphonso Academy (03:30 pm) in Group E clash.

Below are the rest of the 1st Division fixture:

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In the first division Group C match, Rhino and Wellington Catholic Gymkhana put up a great fight in a highly intense match at St. Xavier’s Ground. A lone goal by Sanket in the second-half proved to be decisive as Rhino registered a narrow 1-0 win over Wellington Catholic Gymkhana.

Both the teams had their fair chance of opportunity but neither manages to pull the final blow when it actually mattered. Russell Khan, Jeddy, and Sanket, the trio caused serious problems which inflicted pressure on Wellington Catholic Gymkhana.

It was Sanket’s sublime strike in the 62nd minute which snatched all three points in the end for Rhino. With this win, Rhino has won their second game in three games.

In the second division Group E match, Miners ‘B’ and SOSM played out a fine game which saw Miners ‘B’ registering a 1-0 win, courtesy of Joseph D’Cruz strike at St. Xavier’s Ground, Parel.

Miners ‘B’ started off pretty well as they kept the majority of the ball possession to keep a tight pressure on their counterpart. The deadlock was broken in the 27th minute when Joseph D’Cruz scored a brilliant goal to put Miners ‘B’ in front.

With this win, Miners ‘B’ has registered their first win of their Group Stages, whereas, SOSM is also stuck with three points in four games.

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Yamik Holkar scored twice, whereas, Romit Anand and Somit Kakde scored one each to complete a fantastic victory over their counterpart. Jupiter dominated the whole match and kept the majority of the ball possession to inflict the pressure on Sterling Das FA.

Yamik Holkar opened the scoring in the 18th minute which was followed by Romit Anand’s sublime strike in the 28th minute. Somit Kake scored the third goal before Yamik scored his second and Jupiter’s fourth to thump Sterling Das FA 4-0.

The second match of the day saw Tata Power face BEST in the MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) Group E Second Division encounter at St. Xavier’s Ground, Parel on Monday evening. A lone goal by Jay Bhagade proved to be decisive as Tata Power registered a narrow victory over BEST.

Both the sides had their fair number of chances to capitalize but almost failed to deliver the final blow on numerous occasions. In the end, it was Jay’s fantastic strike which stood firm to give Tata Power all three points.

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