Mumbai FC came into the match on the back of a 3-0 victory over PIFA Colaba, whereas, Steadfast FC only managed to get a point against PIFA Colaba.

Although Mumbai FC dominated the game and kept more ball possession than their counterpart, the Yellow Submarine failed to capitalize their chances which unfortunately came back to haunt them in the second-half. Steadfast’s defenders Abel Fernandes and Shadrach Cardoza had a fine game who the majority of the match kept Mumbai FC’s forwards Kamran Ansari and  Zimik Khangampam at bay.

But the standout performer for Steadfast FC was none other than their custodian Ashray Gandhi who made some tremendous saves to deny Mumbai FC. One of the saves came off from Kamran Ansari’s powerful shot which Ashray brilliantly managed to keep it out.

In the 58th minute of the match, a slip up in Mumbai FC’s defense saw Tyson Patel in a one-on-one situation with goalkeeper Harshal Tandel where the former calmly buried his shot in the back of the net to execute an amazing counter-attacking move which put Steadfast FC in front.

Mumbai FC did have opportunities to score a late equalizer but Steadfast FC held their nerves to register their first win of the campaign. With this win, Steadfast FC have four points from two games, whereas, Mumbai FC have three points from two games.

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Both the teams are looking favorites and surely aiming for all three points. Steadfast FC had gathered only four points in last year’s campaign, but this term the team looks sharper and composed which can turn out to be essential today at Cooperage.

Steadfast’s Cornelius Rodrigues and Captain Jonathan D’Souza both had a fine game against PIFA Colaba in their last game and they can once again prove to be a potent threat for Mumbai FC.

Meanwhile, for the Yellow Submarines, Kamran Ansari was their star performer in their 3-0 drubbing of PIFA Colaba where he scored a brilliant goal. Kundan Chandra’s boys seem to all geared up for this clash in order to maintain their fine form. Mumbai FC had the last laugh when they meet Steadfast FC last season after drubbing them 5-0 which could be a focal point heading towards today’s much-anticipated encounter.

It will be quite interesting to see how both the set of players approach this game in a tense evening under Cooperage’s floodlights. Nonetheless, this game will surely the one to look out for.

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A dominant display by Kenkre FC was in witness as RFYC, despite promising performances in the first half conceded three goals by the end of the game.

The game began with the experienced Kenkre dominating the passage of play. Fresh from the defeat from the previous game against FSI, Kenkre left no stone unturned as they began attacking from the start. Around the 22^nd minute, Kenkre forward Sanaathan Sridhar’s long ranger finally broke the deadlock as the ball crept into the net, leaving Manik stranded.

Kenkre went into the break with the one goal lead. Goalkeeper Manik and Balaji Ganeshan‘s impressive performance at the defence ensured RFYC stayed in the game with just one goal behind.

Second half started with both teams looking to attack, RFYC tried foraying into the Kenkre defence but failed to make any impact. Jay Bhavnani whose hattrick was the only bright spot in the 3-4 loss to FSI, once again came up with a brilliant performance as his 62^nd minute goal doubled the Kenkre lead.

In the 78^th minute, Jay Bhavnani added one more to take his tally to five goals in two games this season as Kenkre made 3-0. The Inexperienced RFYC boys played a spectacular game but were unable to score and fail against an experienced Kenkre team.

Also Read: U16 Y league, Maharashtra Zone: Kenkre to take on RFYC on Sunday

Team Line up:

 Kenkre FC:

Vijay Saleth (GK), Amaan Shaikh, Aryan Singh (c), Sanaathan Sridhar, Moiz Lakhana, Siddhu pawar, Jay Bhavnani, Shivnarayan Gupta, Marc Mendonca, Kishan Jadhav, Anil Thakur

 Subs: Ankush Palande, Parth Dave, Surendra Walmiki(GK),  Shaurya Motwani (GK) Subodh Shah, Nathan de Rozario, Neil Malkan

 Reliance Foundation Young Champs:

Manik Baliyan (GK)(U-12) , Basker Kumam, Aqib Nawab, Balaji Ganesan, Muhammed Parathodi, Ronik Singh, Koustav Dutta, Ayush Chikara, Muhammed Valiyattil(C), Thoi Singh, Aritra Das

Subs: Sumit Das, Subhajit Belel, Yashvender Singh, Supriyo sardar, Mikhil Patil, Mustaque Laskar, Birendra Singh(GK)(U-12)

Score:

Kenkre FC 3 (Sanaathan Sridhar 22’, Jay Bhavnani 62’, 78’) – 0 Reliance Foundation Young Champs

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In their first game of this year’s Maharashtra Zone of U16 Y league, Steadfast FC U16 opened their points table with a point from a goalless draw against PIFA U16. An exciting game was in witness as both teams looked to take an early lead.

PIFA, coming from the 0-3 annihilation at the hands Mumbai FC U16 in the opening day match, were more on the attacking front but failed to finish of their moves. Steadfast were brilliant in their defensive setup as PIFA attacks were kept at bay.

Akash jadhav and Ganesh Rathod were very Impressive as both came close to scoring for PIFA U16 in the first half while for Steadfast FC, captain Jonathan Dsouza lead from the front in their counterattacks.

First half ended at score 0-0, Minutes before the break, the game saw its first booking when Steadfast forward Ashutosh Shukla was shown yellow by the referee

Second half started with Steadfast looking more aggressive than the first half. Looking for that decisive goal, Cornelius Rodrigues came very close to breaking the deadlock for steadfast when his goal bound header was spectacularly saved by Maneet to keep PIFA in the game.

Captain Joanathan Dsouza was the most impressive player for Steadfast FC – Mumbai Rush SC as they fail to capitalize on their attack. Both teams came away with point at the end of the game as the match ended in a goalless draw.

Also Read: U16 Y league, Maharashtra Zone: Steadfast Mumbai Rush SC face PIFA U16 in their first game

Teams:

PIFA FC U16

Maneet Malhotra (GK), Sahil Marchande, Aman Gaikwad, Akash Jadhav, Bredan Pillay (Kabbir Sukhwani 8’), Deavy Songara, Ganesh Rathod, Dikshant More, Akash Rathod, Akshat Agarwal (Vinayak Singh 39’)

Unused Subs: Kartik Waghela, Manjeet Athavale, Sanket Kagade, Rameshwar Patkar, Vrutik Jadhav

Steadfast FC – Mumbai Rush SC U16

Jaimeen Shah(GK), Abel Fernandes, Tyson Patel, Jonathan Dsouza (c), Cornellius Rodrigues, Shadrach Cardoza (Neeraj Shegade 58’), Jetra Chavda (Mohammad Malik 74’), Aman Shetty, Ravi Meena (Bhupati Chandra 43’), Ashutosh Shukla, Ashish Shetty

Unused subs: Ashray Gandhi(GK), Salman Shaikh, Riddesh Bakhle, Vinay Sharma   

Bookings:     Yellow – Ashutosh Shukla 44’, Bhupati Chandra 74’, Abel Fernandes 76’

Score:

PIFA U16 0 – 0 Steadfast FC – Rush Mumbai SC U16

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Maharashtra zone U16 y league: Kenkre will be looking forward to improve from the injury time loss to FSI

After a close defeat against Football school of India (FSI) in a game where Kenkre FC conceded an injury time goal to drop a point, Kenkre will now face Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC) in their second game of the Maharashtra zone of U16 Youth league.

Jay Bhavnani, who scored the hattrick in the previous game, will once again be shouldering the responsibility of scoring goals for Kenkre. Kenkre will also have to be attentive of committing extensive fouls, as like in the previous outing against FSI, William chettiar’s 75^th minute red card allowed the opponent to take the lead while Kenkre were reduced to ten men on the field.

Also Read: U-16 Youth league: 10 Man Kenkre lose 3-4 to FSI

Kenkre FC U16 team that finished in the third position with just 11 points in ten games in last year’s U15 Youth league will be eager to improve their standings this time around as they face RFYC for the first time. The Match will be held at cooperage stadium with 7 PM Kick.

U16 Y-League, Maharashtra zone-Day 3:

Kenkre FC U16 vs. RYFC U16, 7 PM

Venue: Cooperage Stadium

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