D’Souza Football Academy (DFA) girls’ showed solid determination and managed to snatch a tight 1-0 win against PIFA Sports in an exciting girls’ under-17 match of the Yuva President’s League 2022-2023, organized by the Mumbai Football Association (MFA) and played at the Neville D’Souza ground, Bandra on Saturday.
Players seen in action during their YPL girls’ under-14 match of the MFA League at the Neville D’Souza ground, Bandra.
In a evenly contested encounter, DFA managed to strike the crucial goal through the efforts of Tanishka Das to come out on tops.
Earlier, in Girls’ under-14match, Footie First ‘A’ rode on the brilliance of striker Viha Kamath who notched up a fine hat-trick and guide her team to a comfortable 5-1 win against The United Football School. Viha’s teammates Gayatree Rajput and Janvi Solanki, both chipped in with the other two goals to seal Footie First victory, while Symphony Fernandes score United Football School’s consolation goal.
In another girls under-14 match, India Rush Sports Club played well and managed to defeat The Football Academy by a comfortable 2-0 margin. Striker Zahaana Premji played the lead role by scoring both the goals which secured India Rush victory.
Results – Girls’ under-17: Rising Stars Urban Angels 0 drew with Bodyline SC 0.
D’Souza FA 1 (Tanishka Das) beat PIFA Sports 0.
Rising Sun FA 2 (Saniya Shaikh, Nidhi Hadha) beat CFCI 1 (Bhaumi D.).
Girls’ Under-14: Footie First ‘A’ 5 (Viha Kamath 3, Gayatree Rajput, Janvi Solanki, ) beat The United Football School 1 (Symphony Fernandes).
India Rush SC 2 (Zahaana Premji 2) beat The Football Academy 0.