Golden Gunners Sports Club hit the target twice and went on to record a comfortable 2-0 win over Macacabi Sports Club in a well-contested Veteran Men’s pre-quarter-final match of the Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana, 32nd Inter-Parish Football Tournament, played under floodlights at the Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana (WCG) grounds. Chandan Koli and Abbas Shaikh struck a goal each to seal the win for Golden Gunners and a passage to the quarter-finals.
Later, Infant Jesus, Vasai got the better of St. Vincent DePaul ‘A’, Khar by a fighting 4-3 score line in a Men’s Open pre-quarter-final match. For the Infant Jesus striker Unni Kavil netted two goals and Jills George and Tanmay Talgaonkar scored one each, while St. Vincent DePaul scored through a brace of goals from Joshua Fernandes and one from Preetam Mahadik.
In the second match, St. Joseph’s ‘B’, Juhu blanked Immaculate Conception ‘B’, Borivali 2-0 with Lester Creado and Nickel D’Souza striking a goal apiece to complete the win.
Results – Men’s (pre-quarters): Infant Jesus, Vasai 4 (Unni Kavil 2, Jills George, Tanmay Talgaonkar) beat St. Vincent DePaul ‘A’, Khar 3 (Joshua Fernandes 2, Preetam Mahadik).
St. Joseph’s ‘B’, Juhu 2 (Lester Creado, Nickel D’Souza) beat Immaculate Conception ‘B’, Borivali 0.
Veterans Men’s (pre-quarters): Ronnie 7s 5 (Glen Moraes 3, Philip D’Souza, Sylvester D.) bear Shalom United Red 1 (Joslin Fernandes).
Golden Gunners SC 2 (Chandan Koli, Abbas Shaikh) beat Maccabi SC 0.