Bandra Gym Rink football
Mumbai: Striker Agastya Mangala notched up a hat-trick which helped Geostanne SC overcome Soccer Raiders 3-2, in an exciting first round match of the 25th Bandra Gymkhana Open Rink Football Tournament and played under floodlights at the Demonte Park Recreational Ground, Bandra. Soccer Raiders scored their goals through Shubham D. and Prathamesh M.
In a veterans men’s first round match, Bandra Packers got the better of Xavierites SC by a narrow 2-1 margin. Simon Ferdis netted both the goals for Packers while Santosh K. got Xavierites’ lone goal.
In the second match, ABC Malad blanked Royalers Juhu by a 2-0 scoreline. Ryan D’Souza and Azr Ansari were on target with a goal each for the victors.
Results – Men’s Open (1st round): Geostanne SC 3 )Agastya Mangala 3) beat Soccer Raiders 2 (Shubham D. and Prathamesh M.); Bamanwada Boys SC 4 (Sylvester Pereira 2, Ashley Paul, Ronaldo Braganza) bt Galwankar SC 1 (Deepak K.); Hotsteppers SC 4 (Nitin Gokhale 2, Clinton Crasto 1, Ankush Divekar) bt I.C. United 2 (Conrad Correia 2); MYJ Boys 2 (Benjamin Koli) bt A.K. Chimbai SC 0; Bacardi Boys 1( Pratik Sawant) bt Parle United 0;
Veterans men: Bandra Packers 2(Simon Ferdis 2) bt Xavierites SC 1 (Santosh K.); ABC Malad 2 (Ryan D’Souza, Azar Ansari) bt Royalers Juhu 0.