Mumbai: Athletico Bandra showed great fighting spirit to eke out a narrow 2-1 win over Bandra Packers in a top quality semi-final encounter Men’s Premier League of the 11th BWFA football tournament conducted by the Bandra West Football Association on Monday.
In an evenly contested match, Athletico Bandra were well-served by Garfield Pereira and Ben Fernandes, both scoring a goal each to ensure a win for their team and a passage to the final. Bandra Packers pulled one back through Taha Kachwala.
In the second semi-final, Companeroes SC beat back a strong challenge from Chimbai SC prevailing 9-8 via the sudden death.
Results– Men’s Premier League: Companeroes SC 9 (W D’Abreo2, Briston D’Souza, Rakesh Bhamiya, Gavin D’Souza, Aidan Gresseux, Ameya Dubey, Jayesh Kamble, Daniel D’Souza) beat Chimbai SC 8 (Zeeshan Tharia 2, Tyson Pereira, Floyd Dharmai, Francis Cabral, Neeran Quadros, Gavin Aguiar, Calvin Quadros). Athletico Bandra 2 (Garfield Pereira, Ben Fernandes) beat Bandra Packers 1(Taha Kachwala). Boys’ under 14: Theresians SC 4 (Sherwin Chilo 2, Aniketh Gaonkar 2) beat Young XI 1 (Manish Varma). Companeroes SC 3 (Josiah Naronha 2, N Pinto) beat Bandra Packers 0.
