Our lady of Victories (Mahim) edged past a strong St Blaise (Andheri) ‘C’ 2-1 in the Men’s Open match of the 44th Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana Annual Rink Football Tournament 2024, played under floodlights at the WCG courts.
Sumesh Nair and Joshua D’Souza scored a goal each to clinch the win for the Mahim outfit. St Blaise reduced the margin through Sagar Singh’s strike.
In another close encounter, St Joseph’s ‘C’, (Juhu) beat Mount Carmel (Bandra) in a well contested match by a narrow 3-2 margin. Pranay Kharvi, Vinay Kharvi and Ajay Mangela were on target for the winners, while Adnan Aligar and Arif Qureshi reduced the deficit for the losing side.
Meanwhile, St Blaise ‘A’ (Andheri) proved too good for St. Anne’s (Bandra) romping to a 4-0 victory with Egan Fernandes scoring a brace while Merick Fernandes and Harold Fernandes struck a goal each.