Fleetfooters FC reasserted their supremacy, as for the third consecutive year they emerged champions of the 4th Borivali Premier Football League (BPFL) – 2019, organized under the auspices of MDFA by the Borivali Sports Foundation and played at the St. Francis D’Assisi High School ground, Borivali (West). The tournament was supported by Indian Oil, Corlim Gardens, Goa and Cytherera Fitness.
The champions Fleetfooters FC players are in jubilant mood as they pose with the trophy and complete a hat-trick title victories in the 4th Borivali Premier Football League (BPFL)
In the final, the formidable Fleetfooters were in a domineering mood and blanked Milan Club 4-0 with striker Dhawal Waghela netting a brace of goals and Johnson Mathew and Dane Pereira contributing with one apiece to secure their triumph.
Fleetfooters went on the offensive from the outset and called the shots. They took an early lead with Johnson Mathew tapping in from close before Waghela struck the second goal to double the lead 2-0. Fleetfooter continued to exert pressure on the rival goal and later skipper Pereira hit the target to increase the lead and go into the break with a 3-0 advantage. After switching ends, Waghela was again on the mark with the fourth goal to seal the win.
Earlier, Tiger Sports rallied to overcome Maryland United 2-1 in the Third place match. Brobourne Rodrigues opened the scoring to provide Maryland with the lead but Tigers came roaring back and striker Jayesh Naik struck twice to help them snatch a close win.
Results – finals: Fleetfooters SC 4 (Dhawal Waghela 2, Johnson Mathew, Dane Pereira) beat Milan Club 0.
Third place: Tigers Sports 2 (Jayesh Naik 2) beat Maryland United 1 (Brobourne Rodrigues).
Individual awards –
Best Goalkeeper: Yash Trimbakkar (Milan Club).
Best Defender: Noel Dias (Fleetfooter FC).
Best Striker: Calvin Pereira (Maryland United)
Player of the tournament: Sunny Thakur (Milan Club).
Top Score of the league: Keenan Pereira (Fleetfooter FC, 13 goals).
Fairplay award: ND2 Soccer Starz.