Charkop FC, Wellington FC register narrow victories


Charkop Football Club produced a determined display and did well to register a slender 1-0 win against a fighting Vibrant Football Club in a closely fought Group-A match of 5th Borivali Football League (BFL) – 2022, conducted under the aegis of Mumbai Football Association (MFA), and played at the St. Francis D’Assisi HS ground, Borivali. The Borivali League is being supported by MOC (Mumbai Oncocare Centre) and PCPL (Pranav Constructions Private Limited).

Both Charkop and Vibrants toiled hard on the slushy surface and there were not many goal-scoring opportunities and the all-important goal of the match came through the efforts of Rituraj Nilvama who managed to boot the ball home from close.

In the second match of the day, Wellington Football Club managed to get the better of I.C. Sporting Club by a close 2-1 margin to pocket the full three points.

Wellington made the most of the chances that came their way and scored twice through strikers Vikesh Vaghela and Sandesh Pawar to snatch a tight win and collect three points. Despite putting up a strong fight I.C. Sporting Club could only manage to score one goal through Sanath Shetty and finished on the losing side.

Results – Group-A: Wellington FC 2 (Vikesh Vaghela, Sandesh Pawar) beat I.C. Sporting Club 1 (Sanath Shetty).

Charkop FC 1 (Rituraj Nilvama) beat Vibrants FC 0.