Reserve Bank of India enjoyed smooth sailing and recorded a fluent 3-0 win against ESIC (Employees State Insurance Corporation) in an Elite (Corporate) Division match of the Mumbai Football Association (MFA) League 2022-2023, played at the Neville D’Souza ground, Bandra.
The bankers charged into the lead in the 16th minute through Amey Kamble’s goal and went into the break with a slender 1-0 advantage. In the second session, Troy Nunes doubled their lead scoring the second goal in the 62nd minute and 20 minutes later Bhushan Patil struck the third goal to complete the win.
Later, in a First Division play-off encounter Satyam Chaudhary scored the all-important winning goal which enabled Sahar Silver Stars overcome Youngstar Sports Club by a narrow 1-0 margin.
In another match of the same division, Ground Mechnix SA outplayed GKW Rangers Youth by marching to a facile 3-1 win. Ground Mechnix scored their goals through Karan Kapoor, Vijay Rathod and Jonathan D’Lima, while GKW Rangers Youth pulled one back through Viraj Dhanukar.
Results – First Div play-off: Sahar Silver Star 1 (Satyam Chaudhary) beat Youngstar SC 0.
Ground Mechnix SA 3 (Karan Kapoor, Vijay Rathod, Jonathan D’Lima) beat GKW Rangers Youth 1 (Viraj Dhanukar).
Elite Div: Reserve Bank of India 3 (Amey Kamble, Troy Nunes, Bhushan Patil) beat ESIC 0.