Hockey Dadar were in great nick and forced the pace to record an authoritative 7-3 victory over Companeroes SC in a men’s quarter-final match of the Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana 36th Invitation Rink Hockey Tournament – 2016, for the Late Victor D’Mello Memorial Trophy, and played at the Gymkhana’s floodlit tennis courts.
The Dadar teammates combined perfectly as a team and pushed their opponents to the wall scoring repeatedly through Sameer Coutinho and Mosses, both striking three goals apiece and Sunil D’Sa adding win to complete the win. Companeroes scored their goal through Brian D’Souza, Lyndon Zuzarate and Daniel D’Souza.
Earlier in a women’s match, Valchandsons SC trounced Abhi Foundation 13-1 with ace forward Nathasha Braganza scoring six goals while Chaitrali Gawande scoring three and Manshi Delgaonkar and Neha Jaiswal scoring two apice. Harshali Koli scored the only goal for the losing team.
Results – Women’s (1st round): Valchandsons SC 13 (Nathasha Braganza 6, Chaitrali Gawande 3, Manshi Delgaonkar 2, Neha Jaiswal 2) beat Abhi Foundation 1 (Harshali Koli).
Men’s (1st round): Hockey Dadar 7 (Sameer Coutinho 3, Mosses 3, Sunil D’Sa) beat Companeroes SC 3 (Brian D’Souza, Lyndon Zuzarate, Daniel D’Souza).