MDFA football (Elite Div):
Defending champions Mumbai Customs survived a scare from a spirited HDFC Bank before forcing a fighting 2-2 draw in an Elite Division encounter at the Cooperage ground on Sunday.
HDFC Bank started in rousing fashion and took a third minute lead through Ramesh Singh before Aditya Dalvi doubled the lead in the 16th minute. Customs fought back and managed to score twice in the second half through Sajjad Alam in the 62nd minute and Marc D’Souza in the 73rd minute to salvage a point.
Earler, Salcette FC rode on Sameer Sawant’s twin strikes to overcome PIFA Colaba 2-1 in another Elite Div match. Hafiz Rehman scored PIFA Colaba’s lone goal.
Results – Elite Div: Salcette FC 2 (Sameer Samant 2) beat PIFA Colaba 1 (Hafiz Rehman).
HDFC Bank 2 (Ramesh Singh, Aditya Dalvi) drew with Mumbai Customs 2 (Sajjad Alam, Marc D’Souza).