Rizvi dethrone Siddharth, enter final

At halftime in the first match, Rizvi were 0-1 down after Siddharth scored in the 8th minute, a goal which Rizvi coach Ajud Banerjee described as a defence lapse. Rizvi had to wait ten more minutes before the Air-India boys combined to restore parity. After Khalid slotted home a Melwyn cross, it was Inchen’s turn to get into the act, again off a Melwyn cross. But the two goals, however neatly worked, paled in the audacity of the third:Khalid’s 40-yarder was too good for the Siddharth custodian.

Despite the good work, Khalid was a bit worried. Bimal Ghosh, the Air-India coach, is not too happy about the international playing for the college between super league matches. “He also teases me, How come you score there and not here?” Khalid adds. Though he will play the final two days later, Khalid says he will not be available for the inter-varsity tournament.

In the second match, Khalsa went into the lead in the 10th minute after Mithibai defender Godfrey Almeida committed a clearance error. He headed the ball back softly to keeper Kiran Shetty, taking him by surprise. Kiran fumbled, and Anthony Verghese gleefully put it in.