PUNE, MARCH 22: Deccan XI finished their League engagements on a positive note, with a 4-3 win over Youth Club, Khadakwasala while Range Hills Young boys shocked Roopali SC winning by an odd goal in three in Group B encounters of the PDFA I-Division Leagues at the Ammuition Factory Stadium, Kirkee.In another match, seven-men Youngsters conceded the tie to Kirkeeans after trailing 0-5 at half-time.Sishir Shroff put Deccan XI in lead in the 10th minute of the play and later went on to add two more (in 17th and 47th minutes), the last one from a penalty corner conversion. Mandar Tamhane chipped in with a goal in the 20th minute to strengthen Deccan XI goal tally. For Youth Club, Ramesh Gopal, Flavian Richards and Kailash Shamlu netted a goal each. Deccan XI are now placed on the top of Group B with an aggregate of 21 points, though the final positions will be determined only after every team in the group completes their respective outings.Shabir makes Roopali's task difficult: Roopali's 1-2 loss at the hands of Range Hills Young Boys has made their task more difficult to qualify for the Super League. Though Roopali shot into the lead in the second session via Vinod More, their joy was short-lived as five minutes later Shabir Sayed leveled the scores for RHYB. Barely two minutes from the equaliser Shabir was again in the thick of action, founding the match winner. Roopali SC have 13-points to their credit with three more matches yet to play.Youngsters Concede: Youngsters Club, today, again entered the field with a strength of seven players to face Kirkeeans. The situation was obviously to the latter's advantage as they dominated the entire session. The first session itself produced five goals for Kirkeeans. Charles Fernandes scored the first goal in the eight minute. Prakash David enhanced the lead to 2-0 in the 17th minute. While, Vijay Pillay netted a brace in the 23rd and the 28th minute and Raiber Shaikh made it 5-0 minutes before the breather. The thrashing took its toll and Youngsters decided to concede the tie to Kirkeeans, rather than face further rout in the second session.
