Russell Galbano shines with double strikes


Attacking midfielder Russell Galbano showed good scoring touch by striking a brace of goals in leading Kolovery ‘A’ to a comfortable  3-0 win against Kolovery ‘B’ in a third round match of the 19th Kalina Football League organised by the Our Lady of Egypt Church Sports Committee, and played at the St. Mary’s HS ground, Kalina.

Russel Galbano

The hard-working Galbano capitalized on the chances that came his way to secure the full three points for his team. Galbano’s teammate Noel Mascarenhas struck the third goal to complete the winning margin.

Earlier in a third round encounter, Air India Colony Boys continued with their brilliant winning run as they produced another solid combined performance to hand Egyptian Boys a 4-0 defeat. Strikers Vinod Pandey, Shamer Swami, Jaydeep Panarkar, and Kishan Singh, all contributed by scoring a goal each to seal the win.

In an exciting and keenly contested boys’ under-16 match, FC Kolovery got the better of Air India Colony Boys by a narrow 3-2 margin. David Menezes, Roshan Parhyad and Siddhant Godke scored one goal apiece to clinch the win for the FC Kolovery boys, while Air India Boys scored through Ayaan Shaikh and Kush Jadhav.

Results – Men’s Open (round-3): Air India Colony Boys 4 (Vinod Pandey, Shamer Swami, Jaydeep Panarkar, Kishan Singh) beat Egyptian Boys 0.

FC Kolovery ‘A’ 3 (Russell Galbano 2, Noel Mascarenhas) beat vs FC Kolovery ‘B’ 0.

Boys’ under-16: FC Kolovery 3 (David Menezes, Roshan Parhyad, Siddhant Godke) beat Air India Colony Boys 2 (Ayaan Shaikh, Kush Jadhav).