Bouyed by Lionel Caldeira’s double strikes Goan Sports Association went on to record a close 3-2 win against Rizvi Ceramics in a First Division match of the MDFA League 2017-2018 and played at the St. Xavier’s Ground, Parel, on Wednesday. Kartik Naikar netted the third goal for the Goans while Rizvi Ceramics scored through Zeeshan Tharia and Soheb Sayed.
In a Second Division match, Akshay Benbanshi struck both the goals as Youth Soccer Academy defeated Air India Western Region by a narrow 2-1 margin. Gandhar Chavan netted Air India’s lone goal.
Results – Div-I: Goan SA 3 (Lionel Caldeira 2, Kartik Naikar) beat Rizvi Ceramics 2 (Zeeshan Tharia, Soheb Sayed).
Div-II: Youth Soccer Academy 2 (Akshay Benbanshi 2) beat Air India Western Region 1 (Gandhar Chavan).
Juhu Strikers 2 (Ryan D’Silva, Deepak Singh) beat Naval Dockyard 1 (Dhiraj Jagitiala).