Western Railway trounce ESIC 7-0


Western Railway chugged ahead at full steam and trounced ESIC (Employment State Insurance Corporation) SC charging to 7-0 victory in an Elite Division match of the Mumbai Football Association (MFA) League 2023, at the Neville D’Souza ground, Bandra on Wednesday.

Merwin Stephen, the spearhead of the Western Railway attack slammed home five goals, while teammate Keniston Cris contributed two goals to complete the rout.

Earlier, Air India Youth also had things much their own way and romped to a 3-0 win against Britacel Silicones Ltd in a Super (Corporate) Division match. Strikers Maan Soni, Sujal Patil and Mohit Koli were bang on target with a goal each for the winning side.

Results –

First Div: Om Saidham SM 5 (Prathamesh Dhumal 2, Tanishq Gadge 2, Tejas Kanchan) beat Desperadoes FC 4 (Aylmer Gonsalves 4).

Third Div: Vignesh Naicker FC 0 drew with Golar India 0.

Black Panther 1 (Aslam Khan) beat Ravens FC,  Yari Road 0.

Conscient FA 2 (Mit Majani,  Faizal Bagh)  beat West Mumbai FC 0.

Super (Corporate) Div: Air India Youth 3 (Maan Soni, Sujal Patil,  Mohit Koli) beat Britacel Silicones Ltd 0.

Elite (Corporate) Div: Western Railway SA 7 (Merwin Stephen 5, Keniston Cris 2) beat ESIC SC 0.