FC Mumbaikar overcame KSP Hydro 5-3 via the penalty shootout tie-breaker in a keenly fought Third Division play-off quarter-final match of the MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) League 2015-2016, and played at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel on Tuesday.
The match finished in a goalless draw and the referee resorted to the penalty shootout to decide the outcome of the match.
In the crucial tie-breaker, Mumbaikar showed greater confidence and converted all their five kicks with Jagdish Reen, Ashish Pandey, Aakash Nair, Fermin D’Souza and Sairaj Naidu, all scoring from the ‘spot’. KSP Hydro could only convert three through Sahil Shaikh, Sagar Amare and Sandeep Sharma, while Hygenis D’Souza failed to score from the second attempt.
Results – Div-III play-offs (quarter-finals): FC Mumbaikar 5 (Jagdish Reen, Ashish Pandey, Aakash Nair, Fermin D’Souza, Sairaj Naidu) beat KSP Hydro SC 3 (Sahil Shaikh, Sagar Amare, Sandeep Sharma) via the tie-breaker. Full-time: 0-0.