Striker Rajeev Raj showed good opportunism by scoring both the goals in leading Pune Veterans to a fighting 2-1 win against Ambernath United in a Veteran’s League Group-C match of the Mumbai Football Association (MFA) League – 2022-2023 and played at the Neville D’Souza Ground, Bandra, on Saturday.
The Pune outfit took an early lead with Raj finding the back of the Ambernath United net in the very third minute. Raj displayed excellent finishing touch as he scored the second goal in the final five minutes of the match. The Ambernath team fought on gamely and managed to reduce the deficit when Imam Shaikh scored with two minutes remaining in the match.
UK Football Club dished out a solid fight performance and got the better of Tarun Sporting by a narrow 2-1 margin to record their first win. Strikers Shankar Thakur and Mohd Hamza were bang on target scoring one goal apiece to secure UK Football Club’s win while Tarun Sporting pulled one back through Santosh More’s efforts.
A Vasai Virar player (right) and a Mumbai Soccer Prodigies player run for the ball during their YPL Boys’ U-13 match on Saturday
Earlier, in a Yuva President’s League Boys’ Under-13 match, Vasai Virar UFA blanked Mumbai Soccer Prodigies by a comfortable 2-0 margin. Striker Vilario Alphonso scored both the goals to seal Vasai Virar’s win.
Results – YPL Boys’ U-13: Vasai Virar UFA 2 (Vilario Alphonso 2) beat Mumbai Soccer Prodigies 0.
Veteran’s League: UK Football Club 2 (Shankar Thakur, Mohd Hamza) beat Tarun Sporting 1 (Santosh More).
Pune Veterans 2 (Rajeev Raj 2) beat Ambernath United 1 (Imam Shaikh).