Defending champions Fleetfooters FC made a very strong statement as they overpowered Shelar FC 11-0 in the opening Group-A league match of the 4th Borivali Premier Football League (BPFL) – 2019, organized under the auspices of MDFA by the Borivali Sports Foundation and played at the St. Francis D’Assisi High School ground, Borivali (West).
Fleetfooters FC’s striker Grenville Murzello beats the challenge from Shelar FC goalkeeper and shoots into an empty goal during the team’s big 11-0 win in a Group-A league match.
Fleetfooters were in domineering form and showing excellent understanding they dictated terms from the start and they scored at regular intervals to knock the fight out of the Shelar outfit who were unable to put up much of a challenge to keep the rival attackers in check.
Attacking midfielder Keegan Pereira’s brilliant five-goal efforts was the highlight of Fleetfooters emphatic victory. Dhaval Waghela and Grenville Murzello, both chipped in with two goals each while Merwyn Fernandes and Johnson Mathew continued one goal apiece to complete the margin of victory.
Later in a second match of the day, which was a Group-B encounter, ND2 Soccer Starz and Myrmidons Sporting Club shared the spoils as they played out a 1-1 draw.
Myrmidons did well to break down the rival defence to score first through Mangesh Mane to take a first half lead. Soccer Starz recovered well and managed a late equalizer when Harsh Dhekale found the back of the net in final moments of the game and force a division of two points with Myrmidons.
Results – Group-A: Fleetfooters FC 11 (Keegan Pereira 5, Dhaval Waghela 2, Grenville Murzello 2, Merwyn Fernandes, Johnson Mathew) beat Shelar FC 0.
Group-B: Myrmidons SC 1 (Mangesh Mane) drew with ND2 Soccer Starz 1 (Harsh Dhekale).