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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Skorost trailed in the first half as Diptiman Prusty scored in the 2nd minute. They made it 1-1 thanks to Gaurav More’s beautiful flick in the 22nd minute.

Wellington unleashed a series of attacks as Skorost relied on Verma’s pace to make in-roads. They almost got a second goal as he ran like lightning into the box and fumbled a long ball! He was a handful for Wellington as his pace had them in all sorts of trouble.

Wellington deployed the off-side trap to negate Verma who was at the heart of Skorost’s attacks. Lionel Fernandes — the rock in Wellington’s back-line — hit his shots with the power of an ox! Skorost was not in the mood to give in as was evident by Kartik Kamat’s excellent sliding tackle.

Wellington had more attempts on goal in the first half which finished at 1-1.

Verma unlocked Wellington’s back-line as he raced like a tracer bullet and hit home a header in the 51st minute. 2-1 to Skorost and Wellington looked out of sorts!

Nitesh Tandei’s shot went wide off the post as Wellington went forward in search of an equalizer.

Akash Kareparembil hit home in the 93rd minute and wrapped up the game for Skorost.

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Nickinson Misquitta scored the winner for Juhu in the 94th minute after a mix-up in the Wellington defence.

Wellington had led through Rishar Kotian’s goal in the 11th minute and had matched Juhu in every department.

Juhu’s golden boy Tyson Pereira sped through the right flank and hit home the equalizer in the 13th minute!

Pereira’s intelligent passing and excellent switching between flanks gave Wellington ample problems.

Ajinkya Birajdar’s superb defending didn’t allow Wellington to bounce back into the game.

Wellington did have their positives as Diptiman Prusty and Innocent Fernandes put in a workhorse performance.

Juhu’s high-pressing game cut off space for Wellington who never really looked in the game after Pereira’s goal. The first half finished at 1-1 with Juhu having the lions share of possession.

Wellington showed more energy and enthusiasm in the second half as they went in search of a winner.

Nikhil Thavervittel expertly marshaled the right-flank to cut out Wellington’s supply.

Pereira had his Okocha moment as he beat a defender with a cheeky rainbow at the corner flag!

He was Juhu’s best player of the game as he probed Wellington with defence-splitting passes.

Wellington was content at not conceding!

They did have two good chances only for Fernandes and Kaustubh Panchal to be denied by some good defending.

Juhu built on the pressure with every passing minute; Mahesh Kotkar, Pereira and Rawat tested the Wellington goalkeeper with a series of rasping shots.

A horrible mix-up in the Wellington back-line allowed Nickinson Misquitta to slot home the winner in the 94th minute!

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In the first division Group C match, Rhino and Wellington Catholic Gymkhana put up a great fight in a highly intense match at St. Xavier’s Ground. A lone goal by Sanket in the second-half proved to be decisive as Rhino registered a narrow 1-0 win over Wellington Catholic Gymkhana.

Both the teams had their fair chance of opportunity but neither manages to pull the final blow when it actually mattered. Russell Khan, Jeddy, and Sanket, the trio caused serious problems which inflicted pressure on Wellington Catholic Gymkhana.

It was Sanket’s sublime strike in the 62nd minute which snatched all three points in the end for Rhino. With this win, Rhino has won their second game in three games.

In the second division Group E match, Miners ‘B’ and SOSM played out a fine game which saw Miners ‘B’ registering a 1-0 win, courtesy of Joseph D’Cruz strike at St. Xavier’s Ground, Parel.

Miners ‘B’ started off pretty well as they kept the majority of the ball possession to keep a tight pressure on their counterpart. The deadlock was broken in the 27th minute when Joseph D’Cruz scored a brilliant goal to put Miners ‘B’ in front.

With this win, Miners ‘B’ has registered their first win of their Group Stages, whereas, SOSM is also stuck with three points in four games.

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Eric Dowling opens the scoring for Wellingdon Gymkhana

Wellingdon Gymkhana and Shyadri Krida Mandal locked horns in the group ‘C’ encounter of 1st Division game here at Parel. Both the team looked equal and played some fantastic football, but it was Wellingdon Gymkhana who opened the scoring thru Eric Dowling who collected a wonderful pass and rolled the ball in the far post even before the keeper could attempt a save. Shyadri Krida Mandal fought every inch to attack the Gymkhana boys and had their penalty claim for a Wellingdon handball turned away by the refree. Shyadri boys were getting desperate to get back on level terms but the chances created could not give them the desired result. Wellingdon Gymkhana were disallowed a goal for offside, the goal initially stood but was ruled out after discussion among the referees. The deflection of Shyadri defender was ignored while ruling it off side. Rohan Suvarna had a bad outing as he failed to score in a open opportunity with only the keeper to beat, his shot going high over the bar. Rohan was again dissapointed as his header from close range also flew away without troubling the Wellingdon keeper. At half time Wellingdon with the advantage.

Play resumed as Shyadri Krida Mandal searched for an equalizer and found it in the 45th minute when Nishad Govindan wonderfully scooped the ball over Wellingdon goalkeeper Bradley. both the teams had their chances and equal share of scares but it was Wellingdon Gymkhana boys who emerged as the stronger side when in 60th minute Saumil Damor headed in from a beautiful cross to give Wellingdon Gymkhana a 2-1 lead. The game remained that way until the final whistle as Wellingdon Catholic Gymkhana brushed aside the strong challenge set by Shayadri Krida Mandal.

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Mode Of Competition

1. All the teams in this division will be divided into three group and will play a preliminary on a single league basis.
2. After the completion of the preliminary league, the top two teams from each group will play a play-off league on single league basis.
3. The points gained and goals scored and canceled in the preliminary league will not be carried forward to the play-off league
4. The team standing 1st and 2nd after the completion of the play-off league will be declared the winner and runner-up of the super division league and will be promoted to Elite Division of the 2015

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