WCG football report:
Merwin Stephen played a stellar role in guiding St. Paul’s ‘A’. Dadar to an easy 3-0 win against St. Michael’s ‘A’, Mahim in a Men’s Open pre-quarter-final match of the 32nd Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana Inter-Parish Football Tournament, played at the WCG grounds.
Merwin Stephen scored a hat-trick of goals to steer St. Paul’s to victory against St. Michael’s, Mahim in the pre-quarter-final match of the 32nd Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana Inter-Parish Football Tournament.
The opportunistic goal-scorer Stephen displayed excellent finishing touch and struck a hat-trick of goals to complete St. Paul’s margin of victory.
Later, Our Lady of Salvation ‘A’, Dadar got the better of Immaculate Conception ‘A’, Borivali 3-2 in a tense and absorbing last 16 encounter. Consistent goal-scorer Bryce Mranda along with teammates Scott D’Souza and Craig D’Souza scored the goals to secure Our Lady of Salvation’s win and a passage to the last eight. Immaculate Conception scored through Colin Abranches and Agnelo Picardo.
Earlier, in a Veteran Men’s quarter-final encounter, Ronnie 7s blanked Black Wings SC 6-0. Leading Ronnie’s charge to victory was striker Philip D’Souza who scored three goals while Glen Moraes netted two and Melwin Vaz got one to round-off the winning tally.
Results – Veterans Men (quarter-finals): Ronnie 7s 6 (Philip D’Souza 3, Glen Moraes 2, Melwin Vaz) beat Black Wings SC 0.
Men (pre-quarter-finals): St. Paul’s ‘A’, Dadar 3 (Merwin Stephen 3) beat St. Michael’s ‘A’, Mahim 0.
Our Lady of Salvation ‘A’, Dadar 3 (Bryce Mranda, Scott D’Souza, Craig D’Souza) beat Immaculate Conception ‘A’, Borivali 2 (Colin Abranches, Agnelo Picardo).