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Magic Bus proved to be quite a dominant lot as they tamed Desperadoes
3-1 in a Division-I match of the Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA) league, played at the Mumbai Port Trust Ground, Reay Road, on Tuesday.
Making their intentions clear from the outset, Magic Bus hit the target three times in the first half to put themselves in a commanding position against their opponents who were struggling to find their footing.
Sushant Rajkar fired Magic Bus in front with a strike in the 15th minute, before Yogesh Kadam doubled the lead in the 20th minute. Seven Minutes later, Charles Fernandes added his name to the scoresheet by scoring the third goal seven minutes later. Fighting a losing battle, Desperadoes managed to pull one back through the efforts of Avinash Pineiro in the 47th minute.
Gladwin Cabral’s hat-trick powered Young Guns to a facile 5-1 win against Charkop FC in a Division-III match, played at the St Xavier’s ground Parel. Harshal Somaya and Bunty Gowda got the other two goals for the victors, while Joel Fernandes reduced the margin for the losers.
Results:
Div-I-C: Magic Bus 3 (Sushant Rajkar, Yogesh Kadam, Charles Fernandes) beat Desperadoes 1 (Avinash Pinerho).
Div-III play-off: West Zone United 1 (Adnan Khan) beat Chedda Nagar SC 0.
Young Guns 5 (Gladwin Cabral 3 –hat-trick, Harshal Somaya, Bunty Gowda) beat Charkop FC 1 (Joel Fernandes)
