Central Bank of India made a bright positive start by recording a 2-0 win against a spirited G.M. Sports Club in their opening Elite Division play-off match of the Rustomjee-MDFA League 2018-2019 and played at the Neville D’Souza ground, Bandra on Friday evening.
In a well-contested match, G.M. Sports Club put up a good fighting display and created the better chances, but surprisingly both teams failed to open the scoring in the first session. But, immediately after switching sides, Central Bank broke the deadlock when Nimish Shetty was quick to pounce on an opening and headed home from close in the 46th minute.
Later in the 82nd minute, Yogesh Kadam from inside the penalty area fired home the second goal to double Central Bank’s lead, which they held on till the final whistle to clinch a win and pocket all the three points.
Results – Elite Div: Central Bank of India 2 (Nimish Shetty 46th, Yogesh Kadam 82nd) beat GM Sports Club 0.