Leading by example skipper Hemant Meher scored the all-important winning goal as Shiv Sagar FC put it across Sanchita FC by a narrow 1-0 margin in an opening round match of the 2nd Colaba Sports League and played at the Cooperage ground. In an evenly contested encounter Meher netted the lone goal in the 14th minute to help Shiv Sagar secure all the three points.
Meanwhile, Naaz United defended resolutely and managed to hang on dearly to Divyanshu’s first minute strike to overcome Konnark FC by an identical 1-0 margin in another league match.
In another encounter, John Coutinho and Roger Sam scored a goal each to guide Jyoti FC to a fluent 2-0 win against Hiraai Suns.
In the fourth match, Flash FC got the better of Shark FC by a close 1-0 scorleine with Chitresh Tandel netting the all-important winner.
Results: Naaz United 1 (Divyanshu Patil) beat Konnark FC 0.
Shiv Sagar FC 1 (Hemant Meher) beat Sanchita FC 0.
Jyoti FC 2 (John Coutinho, Roger Sam) beat Hiraai Suns 0.
Flash FC 1 (Chitresh Tandel) beat Shark FC 0.