Sanjeev Samyal and Vinay D’Silva struck a goal each in leading UK Football Club to a comfortable 2-0 against Ambernath United in a Veteran’s League match of the Mumbai Football Association (MFA) League – 2022-2023 and played at the Neville D’Souza Ground, Bandra, on Saturday.
Striker Samyal hit the target in the 15th minute to open the scoring and give UK FC the lead. UK FC doubled the lead when Vinay D’Silva scored the second on the stroke of the half-time whistle to go into the bresak with a 2-0 cushion.
In the second session both UK FC and Ambernath United tried their best to score a goal, but all their efforts went in vain.
Later, in the second Group-C match, MYJ Sports Club worked hard to get the better of Pune Veterans by a fighting 2-1 margin. MYJ Sports Club scored two early goals through Ryan D’Souza and Vijith Shetty while Pune Veterans pulled one back through Faizal K. efforts.
Later in a Group-B encounter, Madanpura SC got the better of Sunday Boys by a 3-1 margin. Strikers Surai Ansari, Tarique Ansari and Khalid Siddiqui scored a goal each for the Madanpura outfit while Godfrey George scored the lone goal for the kosing side.
Results – Group-C: MYJ Sports Club 2 (Ryan D’Souza, Vijith Shetty) beat Pune Veterans 1 (Faizal K.).
Group-C: UK Football Club 2 (Sanjeev Samyal 15, Vinay D’Silva) beat Ambernath United 0.
Group-B: Madanpura SC 3 (Surai Ansari, Tarique Ansari, Khalid Siddiqui) beat Sunday Boys 1 (Godfrey George).