The first half ended at 1-1 as Juhu struggled to break down stubborn defending.

Mervin Kurisingal gave Springfield the lead in the 7th minute only for Nickinson Misquitta to level the scoreline in the 32nd minute. A peach of a goal it was for Juhu!

If a closely contested first half finished at 1-1 the second was the polar opposite.

Pereira came in for Misquitta in the 55th minute and made all the difference!

He beat a defender on the left and set up Mahesh Kotkar for an easy tap in in the 63rd minute. 2-1 and Juhu was on a roll!

Prathamesh Kamble joined the party as he slammed home in the  73rd minute. 3-1 and Springfield was falling apart!

As Pereira’s cheeky shot rebounded off a defender’s hand inside the box… the referee had no hesitation as he pointed to the spot!

Nickel D’Souza held his nerve and dispatched it past the goalkeeper in the 76th minute. 4-1 and Juhu was cruising home!

It was poetic justice that Pereira curled in an 84th minute strike and made it 5-1 for Juhu.

A super performance from the super sub!

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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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Dinesh Kataria scored from a 4th-minute penalty to give Springfield the lead. Iron Born FC’s Aman Manghi scored from a spot-kick in the 7th minute to make it 1-1.

Apart from those two penalties, there was nothing much to talk of in the first half. The game finished 1-1 at half time thanks to tight defending by both teams. Mikail Kazi tapped home in the 54th minute to make it 2-1.

Armasah Ansari’s header had come off the post to give D’Souza the easiest of tap-ins. Springfield was desperate for an equalizer as they threw men forward.

Iron Born FC goalkeeper Atharva Shelke pulled off a blinder of a save in the 75th minute. The pressure seemed to have got to Springfield as Kataria spurned a glorious chance to equalize. They paid a heavy price as Iron Born FC scored the third goal through Ansari in the 83rd minute.

Springfield goalkeeper Akash Paul pulled off a couple of good saves to ensure damage limitation.

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The early part of the game was a midfield battle as both teams played it safe.

Springfield almost broke the deadlock if it weren’t for Arman Jirait’s miss from close range.

But then they drew first blood as Dinesh Kataria clinically finished off a fine move in the 35th minute.

RBI despite working hard throughout was still playing catch up till half-time.

Getting past the Springfield back-line was proving to be a task in itself!

They did have their chances in the second half as Aaron Machado’s shot hit the underside of the bar.

Rohit Pillai — RBI’s best player of the game — missed out on scoring off the rebound!

Springfield counterattacked and scored a second as Sunny Amin darted into the box and smashed home from a tight angle in the 45th minute.

Jirait was a thorn in RBI’s flesh as he harried their defenders with pace and intelligent passing. He almost made it three-nil only for his shot to go over the bar. RBI pressed on for a consolation goal…but in vain.

The 2-0 scoreline was justified in the end as Springfield scored when it mattered the most.

The game had two water breaks thanks to the unrelenting heat which had sapped off the players.

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