Sports Authority of India (SAI) played with plenty of determination as they recovered to put it across Mumbai Port Trust by a narrow 2-1 margin in a fighting Super Division match of the MHAL League 2019-2020 and played at the MHAL Stadium, Churchgate.
Mumbai Port Trust took the lead through Rizwan Q. in the fifth minute. The SAI youngsters fought hard and struck twice in the second quarter to take a 2-1 lead, which they managed to hold on till the end of the match.
In the second game, Bombay Republicans and Union Bank of India shared the spoils as they played out an exciting 2-2 draw. Mantosh Laisharm and Dhananjoy M. scored two early goals for Union Bank before Tikaram Thakulla and Venkatesh Devekar scored for Republicans who salvaged a point.
Results: Sports Authority of India 2 (Naresh Rathi 16, Mohd Sadiq) beat Mumbai Port Trust 1 (Rizwan Q.).
UBI 2 (Mantosh Laisharm, Dhananjoy M.) drew with Bombay Republicans 2 (Tikaram Thakulla, Venkatesh Devekar).