Ronaldo Fernandes notched a fine hat-trick to fire Lakers FC to a fluent 4-1 win against Friends United in a Second Division match of the MDFA League 2017-2018 and played at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel. After Ronaldo scored the opening three goals Karnik Tanay netted the fourth to seal the win, while Friends United pulled one back through Abdul Manan Shaikh.
Earlier in First Division encounter, Franco Sports Club were forced the share honours with Sahayadri Krida Mandal in a 1-1 draw. Franco Sports went ahead through Tanmay Tolgaonkar’s strike in the 41st minute while Rohan Sharma got the equalizer through Rohan Sharma to snatch a draw.
Results – Div-I: Franco Sports Club 1 (Tanmay Tolgaonkar) drew with Sahayadri Krida Mandal 1 (Rohan Sharma).
Young Guns, Bandra 5 (Dhruv Hegde 2, Sailesh Lakhani, Aditya Rawal, Owais Khatib) beat Juhu Beach United 0.
Div-II: Lakers FC 4 (Ronaldo Fernandes 3, Karnik Tanay) beat Friends United 1 (Abdul Manan Shaikh).