Defending champions Football Leaders Academy (FLA) and FC Mumbaikar comfortably won their respective quarter-final encounters to smoothly sail into semi-final round of the Women’s football league in the MDFA Leagues 2017-18 and played at the Karnatak Sporting Association ground, Cross Maidan on Saturday.
Powered by Delfiya Pereira’s fine hat-trick Football Leader charged to an emphatic 5-0 win against Mumbai Rush FC. Jai Juvekar and Neha Ture contributed one each to complete Football Leaders win.
Meanwhile, former Indian player Sujata Kar’s double strikes were instrumental in FC Mumbaikar’s facile 3-0 win againt Somaiya SC. Nikita Kakde scored the third goal to secure FC Mumbaikar’s victory.
In the third match, Pranali Shetty’s lone strike enabled Football School of India overcome fancied Future Star of India by a narrow 1-0 margin.
Results – Women’s League (quarter-finals): Football Leaders Academy 5 (Delfiya Pereira 3, Jai Juvekar 1, Neha Ture 1) beat Mumbai Rush FC 0.
FC Mumbaikar 3 (Sujata Kar 3, Nikita Kakde 1) beat Somaiya SC 0.
Football School of India 1 (Pranali Shetty 1) beat Future Stars Academy 0.