Altamesh Sayyed was in good scoring form and netted a hat-trick to power Celtic 7070 to a deserving 3-1 over Chimbai SC in the Premier Division semi-final match of the 15th Bandra West Football Leageue 2016, sponsored by Baba Siddique & Zeeshan Siddique and conducted by the BWFA (Bandra West Football Association) and played at the Dr. Norman Lewis Supari Talao, Municipal grounds. Rohel Shaikh netted the lone goal for the losing side.
In the other semi-final match, AK Chimbai SC got the better of Millwall FC 3-2 via the tie-breaker after the match finished in a 1-1 draw. For Chimbai, Titus Uttankar scored in regulation period, while Arif Qureshi and Roosvelt Fernandes converted from the penalty spot to seal their win. Millwall scored through Kenyon Affonso in normal time and only Dermot Gracious found success in the crucial tie-breaker.
Both the First Division semi-final encounters were decided by the penalty shootout duels. Athletico Titans overcame Fishermen FC 4-3 after the match ended goalless and Somlands Juniors defeated Baze FC 4-2 after the scores were level at 1-all in ful time.
Results – Premier Division (semi-finals): Celtic 7070 FC 3 (Altamesh Sayyed 3) beat Chimbai SC 1 (Rohel Shaikh).
AK Chimbai SC 3 (Titus Uttankar, Arif Qureshi, Roosvelt Fernandes) beat Millwall FC 2 (Kenyon Affonso, Dermot Gracious) via the tie-breaker. Full time 1-1.
Division-I (semi-finals): Athletico Titans 4 (Vivian Gonsalves, Sagar Bhorade, Warner Rebello, Deven Chandy ) beat Fishermen FC 3 (Rohan Solanki, Abhijeet Ghanekar, Moresh Koli) via the tie breaker. Full-time 0-0.
Somlands Juniors 4 (Dayyen Malik, Jeffrey Fernandes, Bheem Bist, Avinash Ghaiwat) beat Baze FC 2 (Shuell Buggri, Elroy Cardozo) via the tie breaker. Full time 1-1.