Reigning champions Bank of Baroda were a dominant lot and scored once in each half to register an authoritative 2-0 win against Century Rayon SC in a Men’s Elite (Corporate) Division match of the Mumbai Football Association (MFA) League 2022-2023, played at the Cooperage football ground, Churchgate on Saturday.
Bank of Baroda started in a positive fashion and called the shots against a spirited Century Rayon outfit who put up a good fighting display, but they were unable to find the much-needed goals.
The bankers found success in the 18th minute when striker Niranjan Kumar pounced an opening to fire home the opening goal and give his team a slender 1-0 half-time lead.
After the teams switched ends, Bank of Baroda for their hard work were rewarded with the second goal minutes into the second session. Bank of Baroda’s prolific and consistent goal-scorer Sanket Humbe found the back of the Century Rayon net in the 53rd minute to double their lead to 2-0 and which they maintained till the final whistle to emerge victors and collect the three ful points.
Result – Men Elite Div: Bank of Baroda 2 (Niranjan Kumar, Sanket Humbe) beat Century Rayon 0.