India Rush SC dished out a solid fighting performance and managed to down Kenkre FC Under-17 by a close 2-1 margin in a First Division match of the Rustomjee-MDFA League 2019-2020 and played at the Neville D’Souza ground, Bandra on Wednesday.
The Kenkre youngsters did not take much time to settle down and against the run of play opened the scoring with Dexter Fernandes hitting the target in the 22nd minute and they went into the break with slender 1-0 lead.
But, after switching sides, Indian Rush came roaring back and recovered from the 0-1 first half deficit to score twice during the second session to come out victorious. Strikers Madhav Modak in the 51st minute and Zeeyan Nevrekar 62nd minute scored the crucial goals to secure India Rush win.
Later, Juhu Beach United and Classic Sports Club shared two points as they were engaged in a goalless draw.
Results – First Div:
India Rush SC 2 (Madhav Modak 51, Zeeyan Nevrekar 62) beat Kenkre FC Under-17 1 (Dexter Fernandes 22).
Juhu Beach United 0 drew with Classic Sports Club 0.