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Bombay FC finish third in MDFA U-16 Youth League

Avinash Palai — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 09:53:40 +0000

31st December 2016: As the year was on the cusp of coming to an end, Bombay FC made sure to end 2016 on a positive note after overcoming Bharat FC 5-4 in penalties in the MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) U-16 third-place match at Lions Club, Santacruz on Saturday morning.

After a cracking start, both the energetic side produced an amazing display of football which turned out to be a treat for the spectators as the final day of the tournament headed towards the conclusion.

Bombay FC and Bharat FC did came across numerous chances for throughout the game but didn’t manage to open the scoring in normal time as the tie ended 0-0.

Kamran Siddiqui, Narendra Singh, and Rohit Gowda had a fantastic match for Bharat FC, whereas, Kartik, Nihar, and Isaac Mehta turned to be ones to watch out for in Bombay FC.

In the penalties, Bombay FC held their nerves to ran out as winners after a nail-biting penalty shootout. Santosh, Chirag, Kartik, Isaac and Ashley converted their spot kicks to make it five in five.

Also, read the finale of the MDFA U16 Youth Challenge 2016.

Meanwhile, Bharat FC missed one of their spot kicks as they finished fourth in MDFA U-16 Youth Champions Tournament. Kamran, Narendra, Anuj, and Feroz had scored from the spot for Bharat FC.

Keeping aside the results, the more important aspect of this tournament was to set a platform for the young kids who aspire to make it big in the field of football. It turned out to be a great initiative by MDFA, WIFA, Mumbai City FC and Lions Sporting, which made it possible for the young talents in the city of dreams.

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Steadfast FC – Mumbai Rush Soccer crowned champions of MDFA U16 Youth Challenge 2016

Balbir Singh — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 14:01:27 +0000

Lions Club, Mumbai: On 31 December 2016, Steadfast FC – Mumbai Rush Soccer hosted Our Lady of Fatima in the final of Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA) under-16 Youth Challenge 2016.

As proceedings at the end of regulatory time ended in 2-2, the game and the tournament were won by Mumbai Rush Soccer by the narrowest of margins – 5-4 on penalties.

Mumbai Rush Soccer came into the finals on the back of a hard fought and a nail-biting semifinal win over Bharat F.C. by 1-0; Joyson Chettiar’s strike was enough to separate the two teams at the full-time whistle.

Meanwhile, Our Lady of Fatima had a similar fortune, as they got past Bombay F.C. 1-0 courtesy of Mooen Shaikh’s goal.

Steadfast FC – Mumbai Rush Soccer opened the scoring through their brilliant player Tyson Patel in the 18th minute of the match, to put his side in the driving seat in the final.

But the enthusiasm and joy were cut short when Kevin D’Souza levelled matters two minutes later in the 20th minute for Our Lady of Fatima.

As the first-half reached its final five minutes, Tyson Patel found time and space to guide home the second goal in the 26th minute.

The commencement of the second half saw a more composed and poised look at the proceedings. Without any goal-bound action for 20 minutes, Bhupati Chandra’s goal in the 50th minute levelled matters for Our Lady of Fatima later on in the second half. A scoreline of 2-2 meant the match headed into a penalty shootout at the full-time whistle.

In a tense and nervy finale, Mumbai Rush Soccer and Our Lady of Fatima were already on the edge with every move made; and a penalty shootout added to the intensity on the day.

As the winning penalty went past the Our Lady of Fatima’s goalkeeper, Steadfast FC – Mumbai Rush Soccer cheered in joy as if the festive season now had an all new and satisfying reason for a celebration at long last.

After some excited round of matches, Steadfast FC – Mumbai Rush Soccer were crowned the champions of the inaugural MDFA under-16 Youth Challenge 2016.

Click here for the photo gallery of the finale!

Also, click here for the photo gallery of the third place!

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Photo Gallery: Steadfast FC-Mumbai rush Soccer vs Our Lady Of Fatima (Finals)

Suraj Nayak — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 13:44:35 +0000

31st December 2016: Steadfast FC-Mumbai rush Soccer 02-02 Our Lady Of Fatima Penalties (05-04)

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Photo Gallery: Bharat FC vs Bombay FC (3rd Place)

Suraj Nayak — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 13:18:20 +0000

31st December 2016: Bharat FC 0-0 Bombay FC Penalties (04-05)

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MDFA & Mumbai City FC Join Hands to Organize Inaugural MDFA Under – 16 League

Avinash Palai — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 16:39:51 +0000

Mumbai: Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA) ‘the governing body of football for Mumbai City and Suburbs’ and Indian Super League side Mumbai City FC along with Sporting Lions has joined hands to organise the first-ever MDFA Under – 16 Youth Challenge tournament. Recently in the month of November, i.e., last month, these same entities, resolute to bring a difference in the grassroots sector of Indian football, has organised MDFA’s U-14 Youth league. With an apparent and evident success of the predecessor, we can definitely anticipate even better this time. The tournament will kick-off on 27 December 2016 as a total of 24 teams will participate in the inaugural season.

The Youth Challenge tournament will see Steadfast F.C., Indian F.A., Dadar XI, Sellebrity F.C., Bombay F.C., Mumbai F.C., Vision Rescue., Our Lady of Fatima, Kenkre F.C., Athens XI, Hedgewar F.C., F.C. Mumbaikars, PIFA, Mumbai Strikers, Sagar F.C., Charotaroki F.C., Nau Nihal, Milan F.A., R.C.F., Mangesh Sports Academy, Bharat F.C., Mandanpura S.C. and Phoenix Sports participate.

There are three venues where the tournament will be played: Dadar XI and M.S.S.A. Ground, Azad Maidan. The normal regulatory time for the matches will be 30 minutes. The four-day long tournament will host its final on 31^st December 2016 at Lions Club, Santacruz. The quarter-final and semi-final stage will be played on the 29^th of December; as the knockout stage of the tournament featuring 24 teams will be played on 27 & 28 December.

Recently, the two parties MDFA and Mumbai City F.C. along with Sporting Lions successfully concluded the under-14 edition of the tournament; which also happened to be for the first time. MSSA got their hands on the title as they defeated Mumbai F.C. narrowly by 1-0 in an intense final.

Also, read about the MDFA U-14 Youth League’s title winner!

The growing need for competitive tournaments at the grassroots has brought Mumbai with a couple of high-quality events such as the under-14 league and now under-16 Youth Challenge tournament. This, as a result, will help not only the players but the game at large to blossom to its potential in terms of popularity.

You can find below the complete list of fixtures for the tournament:

MDFA Under – 16 fixtures for Dadar Venue.

MDFA Under – 16 fixtures for MSSA (Azad Maidan) Venue.

MDFA Under – 16 fixtures for Quarters, Semis, Third place and Finals

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