Ajay Waghela scored all the three goals which inspired Charoter Rukhi Samaj to snatch a close 3-2 win against N.B. Challengers in a keenly contested Second Division match of the MDFA League 2017-2018 and played at the St. Xavier’s Ground, Parel.
Challengers took the lead through Ajay Gore in the 15th minute, but Waghela struck in the very next minute to restore parity for his team. Eight minutes later Waghela added the second goal to put Rukhi Samaj in front and in the second period he netted the third in the 35th minute to complete his hat-trick and put his team in a strong winning position.
Challengers managed to reduce the margin of defeat with Gore scoring his and the team’s second goal in the 41st minute.
Earlier, Charkop FC proved too good for Our Lady of Fatima as they romped to a 4-0 victory. Hitesh Pardeshi, Aakash Giri, Mandar Kurlekar and Abhijit Desai, all scored a goal apiece to seal the big win.
Results – Div-II: Charkop FC 4 (Hitesh Pardeshi, Aakash Giri, Mandar Kurlekar, Abhijit Desai) beat Our Lady of Fatima 0.
Charoter Rukhi Samaj 3 (Ajay Waghela 3) beat N.B. Challengers 2 (Raj Gore 2).