The Catholic Gymkhana will be conducting the Late Darryl Crasto Memorial Trophy Rink Football Tournament for Men Open under floodlights at the Gymkhana’s newly laid artificial surface, Marine Drive from May 7 to 16, 2019. The tournament will be conducted under the auspices of the MDFA.
File Photo (caption): The Autonomous FC players receive the Late Darryl Crasto Memorial Trophy from Joan Crasto (4th right), wife of Darryl Crasto and Chief Guest, Eliza Nelson , hockey Olympian and captain of the Indian women’s hockey team which won the gold at 1982 Asian Games.
All the top Mumbai footballers will be representing their respective clubs in this tournament which will played on a knockout basis and all matches would be played in the evenings.
Simultaneously the Catholic Gymkhana would also be conducting a competition for Women’s who will fight it out for the Late Dereyk DeSouza Memorial Trophy and a Veterans Men (abover 45 years) tournament for the Late Neville D’Souza Memorial Trophy.
The winners and runners-up will be presented with handsome trophies and cash awards. In addition there will be individual prizes.
The Catholic Gym has organized the Darryl Crasto tournament to keep alive the memory of Darryl who a Managing Committee member of the gymkhana. And also the women’s and veteran tournaments is being organized to recognize the achievements of Dereyk DeSouza who was a former Indian footballer and coach of top Indian clubs and Olympian Neville D’Souza who was the elder brother of Dereyk, and also an Indian footballer who represented the country at the 1956 Summer Olympics. During the 1956 Games, he became the first Asian player to score a hat-trick in the Olympics football event.
Teams interested in participating in the tournament are required to submit their entries to the Catholic Gymkhana office, at Marine Drive, For more details and registration please contact – Sebastian D’Souza – 96647 77185 or contact the Catholic Gymkhana office – 022 22813260.