Caetano scores hat-trick

After barely five minutes into the second-half, Vaz’s centre gave Caetano ample time and space to pick his target before finding the far corner of Bhupal Bisht’s goal.

Caetano, the predator, was again at work in the 67th minute after Vaz’s hardwork continued unflaggingly. A chip into the area and a volley gave a stranded Bisht no chance.

Jameel Ansari’s chipped to Caetano in the 78th minute, paving way to the third goal. The bank striker on song, slotted in on the run to complete Customs’ misery.

Customs were subdued with little or no sight of the CBI goal save two feeble attempts by Carlton and Fahim which Jerome Ghanekar saved without blinking an eyelid.

Ghanekar’s opposite number Bisht, overworked in the first-half, might have scarcely believed the blank scoreline at the interval.

As perhaps the bank bench which agonised repeatedly as Caetano, Vaz, Harinder Mal and Girish Nair went close in the first session.

Even an indirect free-kick in the box after Bisht overstepped came to naught seconds before the interval and the trend looked likely to continue after the change of ends.

Mal failed within seconds of the restart after Caetano passed from the left wing. Perhaps Caetano decided to take matters into his own hands and struck minutes later that opened the floodgates for a rout.

Dena Bank beat Catholic Gymkhana 3-1 in a preceding First Division match.

Royal Caterers play truant

Royal Caterers failed to turn up for their MDFA Harwood League match at the St Xavier’s Ground, Parel.

A goal by Santosh Adhikari enabled BEST pip Ceat Tyres 1-0 in a Division I League for the Chhatrapatti Shivaji Maharaj Trophy.

Manish scores three

Shelar Manish scored a hat-trick for Our Lady of Remedy (Kandivli) who defeated Indian Airlines Ideal School 5-0 in an under-16 (III-A) inter-schools football tournament at St Francis D’Assisi ground, Borivli today. Maxie D’ Silva accounted for the other two goals.

In another under-16 (II-B) encounter, Arun Nair found the net thrice as Bombay Scottish drubbed St Andrew’s (Ban) 6-0.

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