Nigel Fernandes scored the all-important winner which helped FC Kolovery to snatch a narrow 1-0 win against Kalina Village Boys (Black) in a first round league match of the 16th Kalina Football League, organised by the Our Lady of Egypt Parish Church Sports Committee, and played at the Our Lady of Egypt Church ground, Kalina on Sunday.
Meanwhile, defending champions Kalina Village Boys (Red) were held to a goalless draw by Air-India Colony in another league match.
In the Boy’s Under-16 League, last year’s champions, Junior Rangers made a winning start defeating Kalina Village Boys 3-0. Aaron Lobo, Aaron D’Sa and Keegan Pinto, all chipped in with a goal each to seal Rangers’ win.
Last season’s runners-up Farm House SC also enjoyed a good first match as Mark Pereira netted the lone goal in their 1-0 win against Nester Boys.
Results – Men Open: Kalina Village Boys (Red) 1 (Dan Dias) drew with Air-India Colony 1 (Kishan Singh).
Kalina Village Boys (White) 2 (Noel Gomes, Sameer Coutinho) beat Kalina Rangers 0.
F.C. Kolovery 1 (Nigel Fernandes) beat Kalina Village Boys (Black) 0.
Egyptian Boys 0 drew with Indian FC 0.
Boys under-16: Junior Rangers 3 (Aaron Lobo, Aaron D’Sa, Keegan Pinto) beat Kalina Village Boys 0.
Farm House SC 1 (Mark Pereira) beat Nester Boys 0.
Kalina United 1 beat Farm House Sports Club – 0