Jamal scored off a header in the 89th minute to give Railway the three points. Rahul Rawat’s goal-line clearance denied Veniza a certain goal in the 8th minute. Railways worked the ball around in the first half. It proved experience is always an asset!

Veniza missed Shantanu Gaikwad up front as they laboured through the first half. Gaikwad could’ve given them the much-needed thrust in attack! Hafiz Khan couldn’t latch on to Siddharth Kamat’s pinpoint through ball and missed a good scoring opportunity.

Jamal had two good opportunities to put the game to bed in the first half. The strategy of feeding the ball to Jamal clearly wasn’t working! As Hafiz Khan’s brilliant overhead kick hit the bar in the 41st minute…Railways pounded on the doorstep!

Railways were unlucky not to score and Veniza lucky not to concede in a goalless first half. Veniza was sprightly as they created pressure in the second. Jayesh Amuthan carved open the Railway defence with pinpoint passing. The offside trap nullified half a dozen scoring opportunities!

Railway custodian Uzair Ansari pulled off a blinder of a save in the 82nd minute off Amuthan.

Jamal pooped the party as he scored late on to break Veniza hearts!

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The game had started off at a slow pace as both teams played cautiously.

Gaikwad could have opened the scoring in the 11th minute only to shoot wide to the right.

Both teams had a flurry of chances as fans witnessed end-to-end action.

Faizan Shaikh and Saumil Damor missed two gilt-edged chances for Wellington in the 18th and 23rd minutes respectively. That could have put them in the driver’s seat!

Gaikwad cleverly broke past the off-side trap in the 27th minute and made it 1-0 for Veniza. He was outstanding on the right flank as he gave Wellington the run-about.

Nikhil Raikar was the best player for Wellington as he made a clutch of fantastic saves throughout the game.

Wellington made it 1-1 with a penalty in the 39th minute. Lakhan Lokhande sent the goalkeeper the wrong way as he slotted home to the right. An evenly contested first half finished at 1-1.

Raikar dived at the goal-line and denied Rohan Dalvi a sure shot goal in the 47th minute!

Veniza made it 2-1 as Fernandes hit home from long range in the 52nd minute.

He was Veniza’s best player and engine up front.

Rishar Kotian missed a chance to equalize for Wellington as he shot straight to the goalkeeper.

A well-deserved win for Veniza!

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The first half had finished goalless thanks to rock-solid defending by both teams. Juhu didn’t have Tyson Pereira in their ranks and banked on other players to do the star turn. The second half was a different story to a goalless first.

Jayesh Amuthan had Veniza’s best chance of the game as he shot straight at the goalkeeper. Nickel D’Souza hit wide from the right as Juhu poured men forward for the breakthrough goal. Prathamesh Kamble got the all-important goal for Juhu in the 56th minute and they broke past the Veniza citadel.

Andre Fernandes put in a workman-like effort for Veniza and Joiwin Vasaikar was superb at the back for Juhu.

Jimmy Abraham put in a rock-solid performance at center-back for Veniza. Mahesh Kotkar’s 86th-minute goal ensured that Juhu was going home with the three points.

Kamble scored his second in the 93rd minute and ensured a 3-0 win for Juhu.

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The game was arguably the best in recent memory as it went down to the wire!

Chiwal skipped past two defenders and smashed in an 89th minute winner!

Skorost had run riot in the first half as Shubham Verma clattered the post with a rasping shot.

Veniza goalkeeper Shakil Mallick made a string of brilliant saves to keep Skorost at bay.

Pawan Pattem was all heart for Skorost as he went in for each and every tackle.

Jimmy Abraham was Veniza’s rock in defence thanks to his brilliant positional sense and man-marking.

Mallick and Abraham’s efforts allowed Veniza to keep a clean sheet in the first half.

The second half was even better as both teams attacked with ferocious intensity.

Both teams played as if their lives were at stake!

Pattem executed a spectacular bicycle kick inside the box only to not connect with the ball!

Mallick pulled off a blinder of a save as he tipped Avinash Chaunasia’s powerful shot over the bar.

Chiwal scored the all-important goal after racing into the Skorost box like a greyhound!

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CFCI was rock-solid at the back and it showed in the final score.

The signs were already there as Leander Gonsalves almost scored with a blaster from 30 yards out!

Veniza had two good chances gone to waste in the first-half. Shantanu Gaikwad’s shot from the left of the box whizzed past the far post. Andre Fernandes lobbed over from 20 yards out.

Shreyas Sail hit home a header in the 32nd minute to give CFCI the lead. Punishment for wastefulness!

Manan Dang impressed for CFCI thanks to a rock-solid performance in midfield.

Shivansu Rao doubled the lead with a long-range shot in the 44th minute.

Lekhraj Kotian chipped in from the left of the box in the 47th minute to reduce the arrears for Veniza.

Mikail Kazi scored off a corner in the 58th minute to make it 3-1. The bubble of optimism had burst for Veniza!

Aman Manghi’s 40-yard sprint into the Veniza box had the crowd on its feet! A pity he could not apply the desired finish!

Manghi’s pace on the right flank caused Veniza’s defenders all sorts of problems. They were on their toes throughout!

Armasah Ansari thumped in a superb shot from outside the box to make it 4-1.

Ashley Koli’s freekick cannoned off the post and almost made it five for CFCI.

Gaikwad’s missed header from inside the box was one of the very few chances that Venezia had.

Saif Bagkari’s goal off a deflected shot made it 5-1 in the 87th minute. He had battered his way into the box to leave the goalkeeper for dead!

Michael Gabriel’s tireless performance was a huge plus for Veniza.

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It was the Virar side dominating the play which got Lekhraj Kotian Jersey no. 10 in the 15^th minute score a screamer as he fired in a powerful long-range shot from the right flank, as they were not done yet, in the 31^st minute Akshay Poojary Jersey no.5 doubles the score as he ruthlessly fires in a shot from the centre just outside the box which went in from between the legs of the keeper.

A brace came in for Lekhraj Kotian in the 38^th minute as he founds the ball which put in from the left flank who taps in past the keeper to make it three as the 3-0 scoreline in the first half was carried out to be the same after the full-time whistle as well.

The yellow team looked like they would run away with more goals in the second half but were held tight by the trailing side which was still found to be a convincing result for the Virar side as they capitalised well from the errors of their opponent as they sit in 3^rd place with 8 points.

Blitz Krieg FC needs to think about what they were lacking and improve on it for their next match as they have earned 6 points from 6 matches standing 8^th in the Group table.

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