Central Bank of India played well and defeated CFCI (Community Football Club of India) 3-1 in a first round match of the Mumbai Football Association organized Independence Cup football tournament 2023 and played at the Neville D’Souza ground, Bandra on Monday.
A Kalina Rangers attacker and Union Bank of India defender tussle of ball possession during their first round match of the MFA Independence Cup first round match at the Neville D’Souza ground, Bandra.
The Central Bank outfit was well-served by strikers Mukesh Rathod, Angeleen Masih and Kaushik Zapiwale all scoring a goal each to secure their win while CFCI scored one through Ankit Dalvi’s efforts.
In other matches, Income Tax got the better of IDBI Bank by a narrow 1-0 margin with Yatin Gothankar scoring the lone goal.
Earlier, Brandon D’Mello scored the decisive winning goal which enabled Union Bank of India overcome Kalina Rangers FC by a similar 1-0 scoreline.
Results – Round-1: Oranje FC 3 (Asad Sayyed, Sahil Bokare, Vivek Tiwari) beat Bank of Baroda 0.
Protrack FC 1 (Khushal Makhwana) beat HDFC Bank 0.
Central Bank of India 3 (Mukesh Rathod, Angeleen Masih, Kaushik Zapiwale) beat CFCI 1 (Ankit Dalvi).
Union Bank of India 1 (Brandon D’Mello) beat Kalina Rangers FC 0.
Income Tax 1 (Yatin Gothankar) beat IDBI Bank 0.