City round-up

Hashmukh Singh Dandhu was on target for I-Storn,while Vijayalaxmi got their goal through Vishal Bhagwe. In another match,RCF Youth Council and Akankasha Foundation played out a goalless draw.

Results: Div-III: I-Storn Corp 1 (Hashmukh Singh Dandhu) drew with Vijayalaxmi 1 (Vishal Bhagwe). Akanksha Foundation 0 drew with RCF Youth Council 0.

Companeroes make semi-finals

Companeroes SC and AK Chimbai SC scored contrasting victories in their respective quarter-final playoff matches of the 9th Bandra West Football League 2012 conducted by the Bandra West Football Association and played at the Dr. Norman Lewis Supari Talao Municipal ground,Bandra (W).

Companeroes SC recorded a hard-fought 4-3 win against Chimbai SC and A.K. Chimbai SC beat Somlands 2-0. Companeroes SC will clash with All Stars FC and AK Chimbai SC will clash with Celtic 7070 in the semi finals.

Daniel D’Souza struck first blood for Com paneroes in the early stages when he collected a pass from Rohel Sheikh and with a crisp right footer found the net. A few minutes later Joshua Vessaokar struck for Chimbai SC to draw parity for his side and end lemon time at a goal apiece. The second half saw the defenders of both the teams stand out to prevent any addition to the scoreboard and take the match into the tie breaker.

Results: Men: Companeroes SC 4 (Daniel D’Souza 2,Rohel Sheikh,Anthony Swamy) beat Chimbai SC 3 (Joshua Vessaokar,Floyd Dharmai,Altaf Mansoori); All Stars FC 5 (Garfield Pereira,Azeem Khan,Manuel D’Souza,Raul Salian,Ryan D’Souza) beat Millwall FC 3 (Scott Tellis,Sumin Raveendran,Zeeshan Sheikh); AK Chimbai SC 2 (Pritam Mahadik,Titus Uttankar) beat Somlands SC 0; Celtic 7070 4 (Karan Kapoor,Raunak Killinger,Althamash Sayed,E.K.Arun) beat Bandra Packers 3 (Relin Vaz,Julius Pesso,Ranzie Kallicharan). Veterans: Vakola XI 4 (Bruno Fernandes 3 & Michael Pires) beat Maccabi FC 0; Kalina Rangers 8 (Naushad Moosa 2,Caitano Fernandes,Russell Rosario,Augusta D’Silva,Douglas D’Sena,Chris Fernandes,Prasad Shetty) beat Sea View SC 0.

Women: Bodyline FC 2 (Levanha Divekar,Ameeta Venkat) beat Steadfast FC 0; Companeroes SC 1 (Larissa D’Mello) drew with Kenkre FC 1 (Shalome Pinto). Bandra schools (boys u-12): St. Stanislaus 7 (Joel Braganza 2,Keith D’Souza,Josian Noronha,Keegan Pinto,Archit Parap,Sanjay Swamy) beat Indian Education Society 0; St. Catherine of Sienna 1 (Adsherali Shaikh) beat Stanislaus Sports Club 0.

Vasai-Virar marathon goes national

In only its second year,the Vasai-Virar Mayor’s Marathon has got the tag of national-level event after getting an approval of the Athletics Federation of India. The race will be held on October 14 and will carry an enhanced prize fund of Rs 17 lakh. “Last year,the inaugural edition of the race was a state level event. This year we have sought and got approval from the Athletics Federation of India and it’s going to be a national-level event,” said a spokesperson for the organising committee at a media conference.

“We expect a very good field from the army,railways and others. Army’s chief coach K S Thomas has assured us that a strong field of runners would be sent (for the men’s full marathon). There is a possibility that Ram Singh Yadav would also be seen in action. “The AFI has said it would be sending out invites to all the units affiliated to it. This is seen as a good tune up for the Mumbai Marathon (to be held in January next),” the spokesperson added.

Yadav was the country’s sole entrant in the men’s marathon held on the concluding day of the London Olympics on August 12,having gained a berth through the Mumbai Marathon – in which he emerged as the fastest among Indians – held in January. The men’s full marathon winner would pocket Rs 2 lakh,up from Rs 1 lakh given last year,while the winner of the women’s half marathon would be richer by Rs 1 lakh,the same prize being earmarked for the corresponding men’s champion. Last year,the men’s winner got Rs one lakh and the total prize fund was Rs 15 lakh.