Former champions Mumbai Customs, stormed to a facile 4-1 victory against ESIC (Employees State Insurance Corporation in an Elite (Corporate) Division match of the Mumbai Football Association (MFA) League 2022-2023 and played at the Neville D’Souza ground, Bandra on Wednesday.
Showing netter understanding and coordination Customs dominated the proceedings from the outset and ace sharpshooter Dhaval Waghela led the charge by notching up a fine hat-trick to ensure the big win. Seasoned campaigner Preneel Mendon netted the second goal of the match to complete Customs victory. Egypsio Noronha scored ESIC’s lone goal.
Earlier, India Rush got the better of Carmelites Sports Club by a fighting 2-1 margin in a hard-fought and interesting First Division match. For India Rush the goals came through the efforts of Mufadelal Bharmal and Numaan Siddique, both striking one each, while Carmelites SC pulled one back through Harshwardhan Dhonge.
In another First Division encounter, Storm Chasers FC staved off a spirited challenge from Kenkre FC Under-17 and snatched a tight 2-1 win. Strikers Anish Gaud and Nathan Eric were bang on target with a goal apiece for Storm Chasers while Kankre youngsters scored through Ayaan Mahajan.
Results – First Div: India Rush 2 (Mufadelal Bharmal, Numaan Siddique) beat Carmelites SC 1 (Harshwardhan Dhonge).
Storm Chasers FC 2 (Anish Gaud, Nathan Eric) beat Kenkre FC Under-17 1 (Ayaan Mahajan).
Third Div: Learn To Play Football 1 (Aryan Pradeep) drew with CFCI Hedgewar Boys 1 (Digvijay Rajput).
Elite Div: Mumbai Customs 4 (Dhaval Waghela 3, Praneel Mendon) beat ESIC 1 (Egypsio Noronha).