Salcette FC scored a late goal to snatch a close 1-0 win against Central Railway (Headquarters) in a hard-fought Super Division match of the Mumbai District Football Association League 2016-2017, and played under lights at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel late Wednesday evening.
After the teams failed to score in the first half, the Salcette outfit managed to find the net from Sahil Mukane’s snap attempt in the 85th minute to seal a win and collect the full three points.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Warriors ‘B’ worked hard to overcome Sirf Keval by a tight 3-2 margin a closely contested Third Division encounter at the Schools Sports Centre ground, Azad Maidan. Striker Ivan Reddy scored two goals and Leander Gonsalves one for Warriors while Mehul Dhotre got both the goals for the losing side.
Results – Super Div: Salcette FC 1 (Sahil Mukane) beat Central Railway HQ 0.
Div-III: Castle Boys 5 (Tanishq A. 3, Maxie F., Calvin D.) beat Mumbai United 0.
Mumbai Warriors ‘B’ (Ivan Reddy 2, Leander Gonsalves) beat Sirf Keval 2 (Mehul Dhotre 2).