Milan Club played with solid determination and managed to snatch a narrow 1-0 win against spirited Vibrant Football Club in a well-contested quarter-final match of the 5th Borivali Football League (BFL) – 2022, conducted under the auspices of the Mumbai Football Association, and played at the St. Francis D’Assisi HS ground, Borivali.
Consistent goal-scorer Sunny Thakur once again showed his class by netting the decisive winning goal in the 25th minute and went into the break with a slender 1-0 advantage.
Thereafter, Vibrants FC came fighting back and made attempts to score the equalizer. But, gallant defending by the Milan Club defenders denied the Vibrant FC attackers from finding the net and managed to seal their win and earn a passage to the penultimate round. Sidhesh Shinde for his brilliant efforts was named ‘Man of the Match’.
Nine Stars Football Club, also escaped to victory as they got the better of Gorai Football Club by a narrow 1-0 margin in a closely fought second semi-final.
In a tense and exciting encounter, striker Kaustubh Sawant netted the all-important winner in the final minutes of the match to help Nine Stars clinch the win and move into the semi-finals. Aakash Giri of Gorai FC won the ‘Man of the Match’ award.
Results – quarter-finals: Nine Stars FC 1 (Kaustubh Sawant 60th) beat Gorai FC 0.
Milan Club 1 (Sunny Thakur 25th) beat Vibrant FC 0.