Yasir Abidi nets hat-trick for Celtic

Yasir showed his scoring skills and from fast-paced counter he netted the all-important winning goal. He weaved his way past a host of rival defenders to bulge the net with a crisp drive in the dying minutes of the game.

Rohit Varma once again starred for his side Young XI scoring four goals including a hat trick to enable his side emerge easy winner 5-1 in the Division I league over Vallankini Boys.

Results: Premier League: Celtic 70-70 FC 3 (Yasir Abidi 3) bt Bandra Packers FC 2 (Ranzie Kallicharan,Danish Qureshi); Somlands FC 3 (Kalim Munshi,Lison Lemburgen,Roosevelt Fernandes) drew with Classico FC 3 (Keenan Burroughs 2,Calvin Andrade); Theresians SC 1 (Darius Fernandes) bt Friends FC 0; Chimbai SC 1 (Zeeshan Thawa) bt Bandra FC 0; Compnaeroes SC 1 (Akshay Kadu) drew with All Stars FC 1 (Azeem Khan). Division-I: Young XI 5(Rohit Varma 4,Randell Fernandes) bt Vellankini Boys 1(Dennis Francis); Sea View SC 2 (Kenrick Ferns 2) drew with Kantwadi Strikers 2 (Shaizad Ali,Amir Shandiwan); Das Academy 2 (Royston Lobo,Yadnan Yeligar) bt Skylarks FC 9; Athletico Titans 4 (Ryland D’Monte 2,Tausif Manjothi,Ali Menon) bt Carmelites ‘B’.

St. Paul’s emerge champions

St. Paul’s,Dadar got the better of Kalina Village Boy’s by a narrow 3-2 margin in the finals of the Olympia 7-a-side Monsoon Soccer Tournament,organised by the Olympia Sports & Events,and played at the Aarey Bhasker Sports and Welfare Centre,Gokuldham,Goregaon (East).

In a pulsating final,the Dadar outfit got their goals through,Nixon Rodrigues,Merwin Stephens and Clint Fernandes,while the Kalina side scored through Sheldon Sharma and Shailesh Karkera.

The champions returned home with the winners’ trophy and a cash award of Rs 15,000,while the runners-up received a cash purse of Rs 10,000.

Results – finals: St. Paul’s Dadar 3 (Nixon Rodrigues,Merwin Stephens and Clint Fernandes) bt Kalina Village Boys 2 (Sheldon Sharma and Shailesh Karkera).