Hekmat Singh played the lead role scoring two goals in steering Maryland Football Club to a comfortable 3-0 win against Charkop Football Club in a third round Group-A 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. Elton Quadros netted the third to complete Maryland’s victory.
The Borivali League is being supported by MOC (Mumbai Oncocare Centre) and PCPL (Pranav Constructions Private Limited).
Earlier, in a Group-B encounter, Gorai FC showed good coordination and combined perfectly to send GM Sports Club crashing to a 4-1 defeat.
The versatile seasoned footballer Hekmat showed good scoring touch hitting the target in 31st minute to give Maryland a first half 1-0 lead.
On resumption, Maryland continued to play in the same aggressive fashion and Hekmat, who won the ‘Man of the Match’ award, struck the second in the 54th minute to double the lead. Hekmat’s teammate Quadros struck the third goal in the fifth minute of the additional period to ensure his team collected the full three points.
Gorai FC played well as a unit and went on the offensive from the opening whistle and strikers Shubham Gole, Vishal Venugopal, Aryan Yadav, and Nihar Jadhav, all contributed with a goal each in the team’s success. GM Sports Club managed to pull one back through Utsav Parikh’s efforts. Nihar Jadhav won the Man of the Match award.
Results – Group-A: Maryland FC 3 (Hekmat Singh 2, Elton Quadros) beat Charkop FC 0. Man of the Match: Hekmat Singh (Maryland FC).
Group-B: Gorai FC 4 (Shubham Gole, Vishal Venugopal, Aryan Yadav, Nihar Jadhav) beat GM Sports Club 1 (Utsav Parikh). Man of the Match: Nihar Jadhav (Gorai FC).