Gorai Football Club struck good form and managed to score a goal in each half to overcome a determined Friends United by a 2-0 margin in a Group-B league match of the 5th Borivali Football League (BFL) – 2022, conducted under the aegis of Mumbai Football Association, and played at the St. Francis D’Assisi HS ground, Borivali. Striker Chaitanya Nair netted the first goal in the 27th minute, while teammate Vishal Venugopal scored the second in the final minute of the match.
The Borivali League is being supported by MOC (Mumbai Oncocare Centre) and PCPL (Pranav Constructions Private Limited).
In another match of the same group, Milan Club and ND2 Soccer Starz were engaged in a grim tussle for supremacy, but finally settled to share the spoils playing out a fighting 1-1 draw. Sunny Thakur struck first for Milan Club in the 24th minute while ND2 Scorer Starz found the equalizer through Ritesh Poojary in the 54th minute and split two points. Sunny Thakur was later named ‘Man of the Match’.
The Gorai outfit faced initial resistance from Friends United and after a couple unsuccessful sorties into the rival territory they finally managed to break the deadlock in the 27th minute. Nair with a snap effort hit the target to give Gorai FC a slender 1-0 half-time advantage.
After the change of ends, Gorai FC continued to call the shots but they had to wait till the final minute to double their lead. Venugopal’s efforts were finally rewarded as he struck the second goal and the winning tally (2-0). Yash Kansara of Gorai FC won the ‘Man of the Match’ award.
Results – Group- B: Gorai FC 2 (Chaitanya Nair 27′, Vishal Venugopal 70′) beat Friends United 0.
Milan Club 1 (Sunny Thakur 24′) drew with ND2 Scorer Starz 1 (Ritesh Poojary 54′).