Ranzie Kallicharan’s double strikes were the highlight of Bandra Packers’ tight 4-3 win over Celtic 7070 in a tense and enthralling men’s open quarter-final play-off match of the 13th Bandra West Football Association (BWFA) League 2015 and being played on the Dr. Norman Lewis, Supari Talao Muncipal Grounds, Bandra (West).
Contributing towards Packers’ win were strikers Wavelyn D’Souza and Danish Qureshi, both scoring a goal each to seal their passage to the semi-final. Kenrick Pereira, Toheed Khan and Karan Kapoor, all scored one goal apiece for Celtics.
In the semi-final, Bandra Packers will take on Millwall FC who prevailed over Athletico Bandra by a 1-0 in a closely fought quarter-final encounter. Sheldon Crasto struck Millwall’s lone winning goal.
The other semi-final will be contested between Chimbai SC and arch-rivals AK Chimbai SC, both successfully winning their respective quarter-final matches.
Results – Men (quarter-final play-offs): Chimbai SC 4 (Rohel Sheikh, Floyd Dharmai, Tyron Pereira, Zeeshan Tharia) beat Companeroes SC 0.
Bandra Packers 4 ( Ranzie Kallicharan 2, Wavelyn D’Souza, Danish Qureshi) beat Celtic 7070 3 (Kenrick Pereira, Toheed Khan, Karan Kapoor).
Millwall FC 1 (Sheldon Crasto) beat Athletico Bandra 0.
A.K. Chimbai SC 2 (Prashan Bhowad, Subodh Khandagle) beat Somlands FC 1 (Ajinkya Narkar).