St. Lawrence and Don Bosco, both from Borivali , won the Under-16 and under-14 football finals, defeating their respective opponents, St. Joseph’s (Malad) 2-0 and Lakshadham (Goregaon) 1-0 in the Poinsur Gymkhana’s 42nd Utter Mumbai Krida Mahotsav- 2017, held at Poinsur Gymkhana here today.
St. Lawrence (Borivali) boys receiving the U-16 trophy from the chief guest Ms Veena Almeida, principal of St Lawrence (Borivali) and Karunakar Shetty, vice-president Poinsur Gymkhana .
St. Lawrence boys were more attacking right through the contest. First Raj Ghorpade hit the target in the first half with a long shot which saw the leaping goalkeeper unable to anticipate. Then in the second half, it was Utkarsh Rawat, who in a skirmish inside the box slipped the ball home. For Don Bosco in the under-14 final, it was Paul Almeida, whose shot from outside the box caught the goalkeeper off guard to help his side retain the title they won last year.
Earlier in the semifinals, St. Lawrence surprised fancied St. Francis D’Assisi after a barren first half scored through Faran Shaikh midway in the second half. While Malad’s St. Joseph’s after held goalless in the regulation period, put out Don Bosco via tie-breaker 4-3.
Don Bosco (Borivali), the under-14 champions, pose with the chief guest Ms Veena Almeida and other Poinsur Gymkhana officials
Results: (Finals): Boys U-16: St. Lawrence (Borivali) 2 (Raj Ghorpade and Utkarsh Rawat 1 each) bt St. Joseph’s (Malad) o.
Boys U-14: Don Bosco (Borivali) 1 (Raul Almeida ) bt Lakshdham (Goregaon) 0.