MPT bow to W Rly

The game got off to a fine start with Western taking the lead in the very second minute through spearhead Mukhtiar Singh. Their joy, however, was short-lived as MbPT restored parity a minute later through a field goal by inside-left Mumtaz Ahmed.

Western then regained the attacking reins and made it 2-1 in the tenth minute through inside-right Chanderpal Singh who scored a field goal.The rival defences held sway thereafter and neither of the teams could add another goal. The half-time score stood at 2-1 in Western’sfavour.

In the second-half, MbPT were clearly the better side. They began their quest for the equaliser in right earnest and pressurised the Western defence in a sustained manner right through the half.

The Western defence, in which Callistus D’Souza stood out, withstood the pressure well. But MbPT missed sitters through Leonard Pereira and Mumtaz Ahmed before Western goalkeeper Sanjay Rathi brought off a fine save following a neat deflection by inside-right Digvijay Naik.

Western netted their third goal in the 69th minute through a stroke. Mukhtiar scooped to the roof at the left of MbPT goalkeeper Jehangir Shaikh.

Cosmos nets winner
A lone goal by Cosmos Vaz turned out to be the match-winner for Companeroes against United Boys Sahar in the Gulf Oil WIFA Division I football league at the Cooperage ground, today.

In the other match of the same competition, New India Assurance trounced Mumbai Customs 8-0. Shon D’Souza (3), Roshan D’Mello, Placidus Dias, Adrian Fernandes, Dharmendra Bariaand Conrad Rozario were the scorers.