Fernandes strikes down Centaur

Greater Bombay Police goalkeeper Krishna and a Khalsa Gymkhana player fall on the ground as a GBP defender looks to clear the ball. July ...

Greater Bombay Police goalkeeper Krishna and a Khalsa Gymkhana player fall on the ground as a GBP defender looks to clear the ball.

July 16: A well-struck free kick by James Fernandes from 25 yards out gave Chembur English a 1-0 win over Centaur in the Mumbai District Football Association-conducted Harwood League match at the St Xavier8217;s ground, Parel today.

Both teams were playing their first match in the Harwood League and for the 10-strong Chembur English, it couldn8217;t have been a better start.

Chembur English, who started with just 10 players, played a waiting game. Centaur, an ageing side, did well in the first-half but Chembur English took over after the change of ends. Picking up steam, the Chembur outfit should have added three more to their tally.

The goal came in the 58th minute when James Fernandes8217; right-footer hit the bar and entered the goal after rebounding off Centaur goalkeeper Salim8217;s hands.

The three other chances followed hard work by bustling left-winger Prasad Puthran. The skillful Puthran, after bolting down the left, set up Ashish Nade with a simple ground pass. Nade after turning and running well, however, lost control and the ball rolled free.

Puthran then chased a long cross but his attempt from an acute angle missed the far post by inches with the goalkeeper well beaten.

Centaur defender Norman Fernandes8217; languid play then went unpunished after Bhupendra Rana robbed him off the ball before dispatching to Puthran. But the striker8217;s shot from an acute angle went across the face of goal past a sprawling Salim.

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Earlier, , Greater Bombay Police defeated Khalsa Gymkhana 1-0 in a First Division match played earlier for the Chhatrapati Shivaji Trophy. A self-goal by Colin Menezes, attempting to pass back to his goalkeeper, gifted full points to the cops.

Marshall, Jinay dazzle

Marshall Nazareth8217;s hat-trick featured St. Anne8217;s Orlem 3-2 win over St. Stanislaus in the under-16 1-A Inter-Schools Football match at the St. Francis D8217;Assisi ground, Borivli here today.

Another player to score three goals was Jinay Doshi for Bombay Scottish, who won 5-2 against Antonio De Silva Dadar in the under-14 3-D clash.

Results

Under 16 1A: St. Anne8217;s, Orlem 3 Marshall Nazareth 3 bt St. Stanislaus 2 Roger Fernandes, Bejoy Maliaka; St. Francis D8217;Assisi 1 Clement Augustine bt St. Dominic Savio 0. 2-A: St. John8217;s, Marol 1 Welfred Mendonca bt ANZA 0. 2-B: St. Joseph8217;s, Colaba 1 Sudhir Kumar bt St. Andrew8217;s 0; OLPS 0 drew with Bombay Scottish 0. 3-B: Don Bosco, Matunga B8217; 5 Abhishek Menon 2, E Fernandes 2, Agnello Pereira bt St. Elias, Bandra 0. 3-C: Holy Name 1 Ajay Paswan 1 bt St. Francis Xavier, Kanjurmarg 0. 4-C: St. Xavier8217;s, Vile Parle 3 Clarence Pereira 1, Vernon D8217;Souza 1, Rubin D8217;Souza 1 bt St. Xavier8217;s, Borivli 0.

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Under-14 1-B: St. Mary8217;s, SSC 2 Henry Fang, Dominic D8217;Costa bt St. Xavier8217;s, Fort 0. 2-C: St. Anthony8217;s, Vakola 2 Christy Abraham 2 bt Sacred Heart, Santa Cruz 1 Nigel D8217;Souza. 2-D: St. Joseph8217;s, Colaba 2 Abhishek Singh, Hussain Merchant bt Naval Public 0; St. Joseph8217;s, Vikhroli 0 drew with St. Pius, Mulund 0. 3-D: Don Bosco, Matunga C8217; 0 drew with St. Joseph8217;s, Wadala 0; Our Lady of Salvation 2 C Fernandes, Saby Godinho bt St. Francis Xavier, Kanjurmarg 0; Bombay Scottish, Mahim 5 Jinay Doshi 3, Siddesh Desai, Neil D8217;Souza bt Antonio D8217;Silva, Dadar 2 Sagar Khatri, Hitesh Thaker. 3-E: St. Blaise 2 Royston Rego 1, Rufus Solomon 1 bt Marol Education ACademy 1 Praveen Yadav.