Bank of Baroda scored a late winner to eke out a narrow 1-0 win against Central Bank of India in a Group-B league match of the MDFA Nadkarni Cup football tournament 2019 and played at the Cooperage ground on Wednesday. Striker Kevin Fernandes netted the decisive winner in the 88th minute to secure Bank of Baroda’s victory.
Later, HDFC Bank conceded a goal at the death and were forced to share honours with Mumbai Customs in another keenly contested Group-B encounter. Melchoir Fernandes gave HDFC bank the lead when he found the back of the net in the 59th minute. But, just as HDFC Bank appeared to be heading for victory Mumbai Customs seasoned player Hekmat Singh netted the equalizer in the third minute of additional period.
Results – Group-B: Bank of Baroda 1 (Kevin Fernandes) beat Centrall Bank of India 0.
HDFC Bank 1 (Melchoir Fernandes) drew with Mumbai Customs 1 (Hekmat Singh).