Bombay Gymkhana did well to recover from an early setback and go on to post a deserving 2-1 win against Mumbai Muslims in Super Division encounter of the MDFA Leagues 2017-2018, played at the Goans Sports Association ground, Cross Maidan.
The Gymkhana outfit conceded a fortuitous goal when defender Yash Shah in a hasty attempt to clear danger deflected the ball into his own goal to hand Mumbai Muslims the lead in the third minute of the game.
However, Bombay Gym took that setback in their stride and struck the equalizer five minutes later through Partik P. The Gymkhana side continued to press forward and got the crucial in the second period when Farzad D. found the back of the net in the 63rd minute to snatch the win and all the three points.
Results – Super Div: Bombay Gymkhana 2 (Pratik P. 8th, Farzad D. 63rd) beat Mumbai Muslims 1 (OG-Yash Shah 3rd).