Football Club of Mumbaikars exhibited plenty of resilience and strong fighting qualities as they recovered from 0-1 first half deficit and struck three times in the second period to clinch a deserving 3-1 win against Mumbai Warriors SC in the opening match of the AIFF Under-15 Youth League 2017-18 and played under lights at the Cooperage ground, late on Friday evening.
Mumbai Warriors took the lead when Jordan Soans scored the first goal of the match in the 31st minute. But, Mumbaikars after a pep from coach Jaywant Pathak at the interval returned a transformed side and pumped in three goals to run away with the match.
In the 51st minute, Mumbaikars got the equaliser through Brendan Gomendes before Joel Barnes doubled their lead scoring the second in the 69th minute. In the 84th minute, Moeen Javed Shaikh netted an insurance goal to seal Mumbaikars victory.
Mumbaikars in the next round will play against PIFA Colaba on Sunday, October 29.
Result: Football Club of Mumbaikars (Brendan Gomendes 51st, Joel Barnes 69th, Moeen Javed Shaikh 84th) beat Mumbai Warriors 1 (Jordan Soans 31st).