Denzil Mascarenhas’ double strikes enabled Bank of Baroda get the better of Reserve Bank of India by a fighting 3-2 margin in a hard-fought Elite Division (Corporate) match of the Mumbai Football Association (MFA) League 2022-2023 and played at the Neville D’Souza ground, Bandra.
Sameer Tadavi netted the third goal to seal Bank of Baroda’s victory while Reserve Bank scored through the efforts of Abhishek Yadav and Shantanu Gaikwad who scored a goal each.
In another Elite Div match, Air India powered by Arafat Ansari’s brace of goals blanked Central Railway HQ by a comfortable 3-0 margin. Jayesh Sutar completed the winning tally by scoring one of the three goals.
Earlier, in a Reliance Foundation Development League match, PIFA Sports (Colaba) FC overcame India Rush Soccer Club by a narrow 2-1 margin. Strikers Qwain D’Souza and Varad Ayare were bang on target with one goal apiece for PIFA Sports, while India Rush reduce the margin through Miit Adekar’s goal.
Results – RF Development League: PIFA Sports (Colaba) FC 2 (Qwain D’Souza, Varad Ayare) beat India Rush Soccer Club 1 (Miit Adekar).
First Div: GKW Rangers 2 (Rajiv Yadav, Awees Sanadi) beat Madanpura SA 0.
Elite Div (Corporate): Bank of Baroda 3 (Denzil Mascarenhas 2, Sameer Tadavi) beat Reserve Bank of India 2 (Abhishek Yadav, Shantanu Gaikwad).
Air India 3 (Arafat Ansari 2, Jayesh Sutar) beat Central Railway HQ 0.