Jash Gandhi scored four goals – two in each half – to help Vile Parle’s SVKM J.V.Parekh International beat Parle Tilak Vidyamandir 4-0 to enter the pre-quaterfinals of the under-14 DSO’s (Divisional Sports Office)’s Mumbai Suburban (Taluka) Football tournament, organised and sponsored by Vision Sports Reconnect and Fairplay Sports Management at St. Francis D’Assisi ground, Borivali, here today.
However, the talking point of the day was the unceremonious exit of Andheri’s St. Arnold School in the day’s concluding tie against RSB Arya Vidyamandir from Juhu. The Arnold boys who were leading 2-1 at the half time, were forced to concede the tie as during the break it came to the notice of the DSO official and Co-ordinator Babu Joseph that one of their players –Yogesh Jadhav- was not registered, which is mandatory, with the Divisional Sports Office. The Arnold coach Hemant Patankar stated that he was not aware that his player was not registered.
In another tie, St. John The Evangelist from Marol, thumped Prim Academy (ICSE) 7-0 with a brace each by Dominic Karukutikaran and Hamid Shaikh. While Ralph Almedia, Ashley Creasdo and Mufaddal Bhermal completed the tally.
Results: (St. Francis D’Assis ground, Borivali):
Group ‘A’: SVKM J.V.Parekh Int (Vile Parle) 4Jash Gandhi 4) bt Parle Tilak Vidyalaya 1 (P. Parth).
Maneckji Cooper (Juhu) 2 (Omar Shaikh, Aahil Bataliwala) bt Cardinal Gracias (Bandra) 0.
St. John The Evangelist (Marol) 7 (Dominic Karukutikaran 2, Hamid Shaikh 2, Ralph Almeida, Ashley Creado, Mufaddal Bhermal) bt Prim Academy (ICSE) 0.
CLOCK FOR THURSDAY
FOOTBALL – 8 a.m. onwards –Boys U-14 matches; DSO-14 Mumbai Suburban (Taluka) tournament, St. Francis D’Assisi ground, Borivali.