Bandra Gym football
Striker Jayesh Surve slammed four goals, including a hat-trick, to steer Juhu Village Boys to a fighting 5-3 victory against Alpha FA in a hard-fought Men’s Open first round match of the Bandra Gymkhana Annual Floodlit Rink Football Tournament 2019, organized under the auspices of the MDFA and played under floodlights at the DPRC grounds, Bandra.
Surve’s teammate Simon Zolar chipped in with the fifth goal, while Alpha FA fought on gamely and scored through Abu Jafar, Surya Nitekar and Pankaj Singh.
In another exciting encounter, St. Paul’s Dadar got the better of Symphonix FC by a narrow 2-1 margin. Leo D’Souza and Judon D’Souza were bang on target with a goal each for the Dadar outfit, while Salman Hooda netted the lone goal for the losing team.
In a women’s match, Nikita Rathod struck a brace of goals and Delfiya Pereira scored one to power Joga Invinciables to a commanding 3-0 win against Soccer Star Rudra.
Results – Women: Joga Invinciables 3 (Nikita Rathod, Delfiya Pereira) beat Soccer Star Rudra 0.
Mens Open: Baze FC 1 (Rohan Bhowad) beat Mad Max 0; Juhu Sports Club ‘B’ 3 (Rahul Tirkey 2, Nihar Tirkey) beat St. Peters YSS 0; Mora Villagers ‘B’ 2 (Kiran Chougale, Noel Plavila) beat Holy Cross CT 0; St. Paul’s Dadar 2 (Leo D’Souza, Judon D’Souza) beat Symphonix FC 1 (Salman Hooda); Maryland IC Colony 3 (Christopher Fernandes 2, Grenville Murzello) beat Warriors Bandra 2 (Clarie Remedios, Reyland D’Souza); Juhu Village Boys 5 (Jayesh Surve 4, Simon Zolar) beat Alpha FA 3 (Abu Jafar, Surya Nitekar, Pankaj Singh); Xaverities SC 3 (Avlon Dias 2, Brijal Possa) beat V. United 2 (Ronith Jain, Seltzer Menezes).
Veterans Men’s: Shalom United 6 (Kingsley Rebello 2, Francis Fernandes, Agnello Fernandes, Conrard Rosario, Shobith Shetty) beat IC United 1(Otteran Rosario); Swiss Caterers 3 (Daneil Pereira 2, Ashish Gonsalves) beat Alpha SA 0.