WCG football report:
Harold Fernandes played a stellar role by scoring a hat-trick which powered St. Blaise ‘B’, Amboli to a comfortable 4-1 win against St. John Bosco ‘B’, Borivali in a Men’s second round match of The Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana, annual 32nd Inter-Parish Football Tournament, played under floodlights at the Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana (WCG). Jayesh Sutar scored the fourth goal to complete St. Balise’s victory. St. John Bosco scored a condolation goal through Martin D’Souza.
Synette Pereira
Earlier, in a closely contested Ladies Open encounter, Joga Bonito recorded a narrow 1-0 win against Xavierites SC. Striker Synette Pereira scored the all-important winner to secure Joga Bonita’s win.
Later, Edilbert Martis struck the decisive winning goal which helped St. Joseph’s, Umerkhadi eke out a 1-0 win against St. Francis Xavier’s, Kanjur Marg in an interesting Men’s match.
In the third Men’s match, Holy Cross ‘B’, Juhu scored a hard-fought 2-1 victory over a fighting Holy Family ‘B’, Andheri. Strikers Daniel Fernandes and Ronaldo Pereira were bang on target with a goal each for Holy Cross while Rocky Fernandes netted the lone goal for the Andheri side.
Results – Ladies Open: Joga Bonito 1 (Synette Pereira) beat Xavierites SC 0.
Men’s (2nd round): Holy Cross ‘B’, Juhu 2 (Daniel Fernandes, Ronaldo Pereira) beat Holy Family “B’, Andheri 1 (Rocky Fernandes).
St. Joseph’s, Umerkhadi 1 (Edilbert Martis) beat St. Francis Xavier’s, Kanjur Marg 0.
St. Balise ‘B’, Amboli 4 (Harold Fernandes 3, Jayesh Sutar) beat St. John Bosco ‘B’, Borivali 1 (Martin D’Souza).