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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Group C – Renaissance (Sylvester Chunekar 6′ & 10′) 2-1 Young Guns (Ayush Kadam 28′)

In the Group C encounter, Renaissance locked horns against a spirited Young Guns’ side which proved out to be a thrilling contest. A brace from Sylvester Chunekar proved enough for Renaissance to brush past Young Guns 2-1 at MSSA Ground.

Renaissance started brilliantly with two goals in the first ten minutes itself. Sylvester opened the scoring in the sixth minute before doubling his and Renaissance’s lead to two goals just four minutes later. Ayush Kadam cut short the deficit for Young Guns in the 28th minute but it only turned out to be a consolation goal.

Group B – Youth Soccer (Rishar Kotian 50+1′) 1-0 Victorians FC 

In Group B, Youth Soccer faced Victorians FC in another thrilling contest. After some poor finishing from both the sides, the deadlock was finally broken when Rishar Kotian scored the winner in the injury-time to seal the victory for Youth Soccer.

Had Victorians converted their early chances, things would have been quite different.

Group G – United Village Welfare (Vatican Bhandari 23′) 1-2 Koli Samaj Housing Society (Nikhil Gurav 18′ & 28′)

In Group G, United Village Welfare played a strong Koli Samaj Housing Society side at MSSA Ground. A brilliant first-half display by Nikhil Gurav gave Koli Samaj all three points as they defeated United Village Welfare 2-1 to snatch a crucial win.

Nikhil Gurav opened the scoring in the 18th minute before Vatican Bhandari equalized with a fine goal in the 23rd minute. But five minute later, Nikhil struck once again for Koli Samaj as he bagged the winning goal with a fantastic finish.

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The first trials will be conducted for MDFA 3rd Division (U-17) side at 07:00 am on Sunday. Players only born after 1998 is eligible to give the trials. The selected players will be given the opportunity to play in the MDFA Third Division, Palava League and various youth Tournaments. The reporting time for the U-17 trials is 06:30 am which will conduct by D-License coach Shravanth Gandhi.

The second and the final trials will be for MDFA Super Division which is scheduled to start at 08:00 am. The reporting time for the same is 07:30 am and will be conducted by C-License coach Suhel Nair.

For further details and queries, contact +91 92232 38011

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The Third Division Leagues for MDFA Season 2016-2017 is expected to commence from January 15, 2017. All the clubs/teams interested in participating in the Div-III league are requested to complete all the formalities of submitting their players’ registration forms with the MDFA office at Parel by December 31, 2016.

The organising committee will be holding a meeting with representatives of the participating clubs, at the Cooperage ground at 5.30 pm on Saturday, December 17, 2016. All the managers, owners and captains of the participating teams are requested to send a representative to attend the meeting as the groupings and draw are also expected to be announced at the meeting.

For further details contact the MDFA Office, Parel during working hours between 11.00 am to 6.00 pm. or telephone on 022 2412 4900.

Also please keep following MDFA’s Official FB Page
www.facebook.com/MumbaiDistrictFA

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