John Ferreira notched up a hat-trick to power Shastri Nagar FC to a resounding 8-1 victory against Poinsur Gymkhana in a Second Division match of the MDFA League 2017-2018 and played at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel on Sunday. Besides Ferreira’s brilliant efforts, the others who contributed towards the win, were Sohan Chauhan, Shane Varghese, Nikhil Singh, Nazim Khan and Kuldeep Bisht, all scoring a goal each. Poinsur Gymkhana pulled one back through Shubham Pawar.
In another match, Rupesh Shetty also scored a hat-trick in leading Lakers FC to a 4-1 win against Nauhihal FC. Ronaldo Fernandes got the fourth goal for the winners, while Athar Ansari scored Naunihal’s lone goal.
Results – Div-II: Lakers FC 4 (Rupesh Shetty 3, Ronaldo Fernandes) beat Naunihal FC 1 (Athar Ansari).
Shastri Nagar FC 8 (John Ferreira 3, Sohan Chauhan, Shane Varghese, Nikhil Singh, Nazim Khan, Kuldeep Bisht) beat Poinsur Gymkhana 1 (Shubham Pawar).