MDFA: Air India beat Western Railway

Champs Air India score over Western Railway 4-1

Mumbai, April 29: High-flying Air India cruised to a comfortable 4-1 win against Western Railway in an Elite Division match of the MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) League – 2014-15 and played at the Cooperage ground on Wednesday evening.

Defending champions Air India made a perfect take-off scoring the opening goal through Harold Fernandes in the very second minute. Western Railway fought back and restored parity through Reuben D’Souza in the 25^th minute before Air India regained the lead when Nicolau Borges found the net in the 36^th minute.

Air India scored two more goals in the second half with Sagar Chile netting the third in the 46^th minute and Melwin Stevin the fourth deep into stoppage time to complete a deserving win for the airmen.

Earlier in the morning, Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers (RCF) riding on Rahul Yadav’s double strikes blanked Companeroes SC 3-0. Kadam Singh had scored the first goal in the 41^st minute.

Results – Elite Division: Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers 3 (Kadam Singh 41^st, Rahul Yadav 60^th, 62^nd).

Air India 4 (Harold Fernandes 2^nd, Nicolau Borges 25^th, Sagar Chile 46^th, Melvin Stevin 90+3^rd) beat Western Railway 1 (Reuben D’Souza 25^th).

Tanveer hat-trick fires Railway Police to big win

Mumbai, April 29: Mumbai Railway Police produced a brilliant combined performance to outplay Shree Mauli Mandal by a 6-0 margin in a one-sided Third Division match of the MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) League – 2014-15, played at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel, on Wednesday evening.

The hero of Railway Police’s victory was striker Tanveer Shaikh who fired home a fine hat-trick. Shaikh’s teammates Santosh Aavhad, Sanjay Mangala and Allwyn Kanjilal, all chipped in with a goal apiece to complete the winning tally.

In other matches of the same division, Creek View SC tamed Kings Circle United 5-1 and Rahul Mitra Mandal overcame Daspatti VKM by a 4-1 margin.

Results –Div-III: Mumbai Railway Police 6 (Tanveer Shaikh 3, Santosh Aavhad, Sanjay Mangala, Allwyn Kanjilal) beat Shree Mauli Mandal 0.

Creek View SC 5 (Robin D’Souza 2, Anthony D’Souza 2, Siddesh Kamble) beat Kings Circle United 1 (Ashish Pawar).

Rahul Mitra Mandal 4 (Pranal Shetty 2, Adil Zafferbhoy, Freedon) beat Daspatti VKM 1 (Pranav Tambe).

DECA football tourney on Friday

Mumbai: The D’Assisi Ex-Students Charitable Association (DECA) will be organising the Rev. Bro Edward Lobo and Rev. Bro Norbert Corascco Memorial 7-a-side football tournament at the St. Francis D’Assisi High School ground, Borivali (West) on Friday, May 1, 2015.