Mumbai : High-flying Air India cruised to a comfortable 4-1 win against Western Railway in an Elite Division match of the MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) League – 2014-15 and played at the Cooperage ground on Wednesday evening.
Defending champions Air India made a perfect take-off scoring the opening goal through Harold Fernandes in the very second minute. Western Railway fought back and restored parity through Reuben D’Souza in the 25th minute before Air India regained the lead when Nicolau Borges found the net in the 36th minute.
Air India scored two more goals in the second half with Sagar Chile netting the third in the 46th minute and Melwin Stevin the fourth deep into stoppage time to complete a deserving win for the airmen.
Earlier in the morning, Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers (RCF) riding on Rahul Yadav’s double strikes blanked Companeroes SC 3-0. Kadam Singh had scored the first goal in the 41st minute.
Results – Elite Division: Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers 3 (Kadam Singh 41st, Rahul Yadav 60th, 62nd). Air India 4 (Harold Fernandes 2nd, Nicolau Borges 25th, Sagar Chile 46th, Melvin Stevin 90+3rd) beat Western Railway 1 (Reuben D’Souza 25th).
