Friends United and Challengers Football Club shared honours playing out a 1-1 draw in an exciting in a third round Group-B league match of the 5th Borivali Football League (BFL) – 2022, conducted under the aegis of Mumbai Football Association, and played at the St. Francis D’Assisi HS ground, Borivali. The Borivali League is being supported by MOC (Mumbai Oncocare Centre) and PCPL (Pranav Constructions Private Limited).
In another match of the same group, ND2 SoccerStarz scored an early goal and went on to get the better of Shelar Football Club by a narrow 1-0 margin. Soccer Starz settled down quickly and in the fifth minute striker Pranav Naik netted the all-important winning goal to seal their win and collect the full three points. The dashing striker Pranav was later named Man of the Match.
Both Friends United and Challengers FC were positive in their approach and played an open attacking game. The match witnessed plenty of goalmouth action but produced just two goals, which came in quick succession in the first half.
Towards the end of the first half, striker Kunal Verma was bang on target with the first goal to give Friends United the lead. But, Challengers FC came roaring back and drew level when striker Pranav Suryavanshi fired home the equalizer in the second minute of first half additional period. In the second half, both teams created quite a number of chances, but failed to score and they settled for a division of two goals and two points. Kunal Verma of Friends United won the Man of the Matchaward.
Results – Group-B: Friends United 1 (Kunal Verma) drew with Challengers FC 1 (Pranav Suryavanshi). Man of the Match: Kunal Verma (Friends United).
ND2 SoccerStarz 1 (Pranav Naik) beat Shelar FC 0. Man of the Match: Pranav Naik (ND2 Soccer Starz).