ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Corporation) romped to a slick 3-1 win against PIFA Colaba SC in an Elite Division match of the MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) League 2015-2016, and played at the Cooperage ground on Wednesday.
Parminder Singh struck in the very third minute to put ONGC in the front before Enock got the second in the 12th minute. Nitesh Monde netted the third in the 68th minute to give ONGC a commanding 3-0 advantage. PIFA Colaba managed to reduce the margin of defeat with Sushant Jadhav striking a late goal in the 87th minute.
Meanwhile in a Second Division semi-final encounter, Bombay Gymkhana riding on Yash Chaudhary’s fine hat-trick blanked ICL (Indian Cultural League) ‘B’ 3-0.
The next Elite Division match will be played between Mumbai FC and ONGC at the Cooperage on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 3.00pm.
Results – Elite Div: ONGC 3 (Parminder Singh 3rd, Enock 12th, Nitesh Monde 68th) beat PIFA Colaba 1 (Sushant Jadhav 87th).
Div-II (semi-final): Bombay Gymkhana 3 (Yash Chaudhary 18th, 42nd, 58th) beat ICL ‘B’ 0.