The Oranje FC downs determined Iron Born


The Orange FC produced a strong second half performance and marched to a 3-0 victory against a youthful Iron Born FC in an Elite Div (Private) match of the Mumbai Football Association (MFA) League 2022-2023 and played at the Neville D’Souza ground, Bandra on Tuesday.


Iron Born FC players (blue) tackle a The Oranje FC striker 

The Iron Born youngsters were quite a determined lot and fought hard to deny the more experience The Orange attackers from finding the net in the first half.

However, after switching ends, The Oranje outfit managed to break the resistance from the Iron Born defender to take the lead with Yogesh Kadam scoring the first of the match in the 61st minute. Later, Aimar Adam struck two goals in the 73rd and 84th minutes to seal the win.

In the second Elite Div match, PIFA Sports (Colaba) FC were a bit fortunate to snatch a 2-1 win against India Rush SC. PIFA Sports took the lead through an own goal scored by Shrajil Ansari in the 14th minute. India Rush restored parity through Saurabh Ramteke’s strike in the 46th minute, but Varad Ayare scored in the third minute of added time to seal PIFA Sports’ victory.

Earlier, in a Second Division encounter, Fr. Agnel Gymkhana proved too good for Soccer A-Z and stormed to a fluent 3-0 win. Striker Tushar Pol netted a brace of goals while Harsh Kotian got one to complete the win.

In another match of the same division, Oliver Castelino scored the crucial winner as Mumbai United FC defeated Classic FC by a narrow 1-0 margin.

Results – Second Div: Fr. Agnel Gymkhana 3 (Tushar Pol 2, Harsh Kotian) beat Soccer A-Z 0.

Mumbai United FC 1 (Oliver Castelino) beat Classic FC 0.

Elite Div: The Oranje FC 3 (Aimar Adam 2, Yogesh Kadam) beat Iron Born FC 0.

PIFA Sports (Colaba) FC 2 (OG-Shrajil Ansari, Varad Ayare) beat India Rush SC 1 (Saurabh Ramteke).