Dishing out a solid fighting performance Infant Jesus, Vasai did well to carve out a tight 2-1 win against Good Shepherd, Andheri in a tense and exciting Men’s Open quarter-final play-off league match of the 45th Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana Rink Football Tournament 2025, played under floodlights at the WCG tennis courts on Thursday evening.
For Infant Jesus the two goals came through the efforts of Rajendra Swain and Rakshit Pillai. Good Shepherd scored their lone goal through Farman Khan.
Earlier, in another play-off encounter, St. Blaise ‘A’, Amboli and St. Francis Xavier’s, Kanjurmarg shared the spoils as they were engaged in a 2-2 draw.
Merick Fernandes and Kaldyn Misquitta scored one goal apiece for the Amboli team, while Shoaib Baig scored both the goals
for St. Francis Xavier’s, Kanjurmarg.
Later, in a Men’s Veteran’s 40+ quarter-final encounter, MYJ White proved too good for Youngstars, Madh Island as they charged to a 6-1 win with a degree of comfort.
Strikers Avinash Pinierho and Agnelo Picardo scored two goals each and teammates Suraj Shetty and Anthony Reveredo chipped in with one goal each to complete the big win. Mangesh Dandekar scored the lone consolation goal for the Madh Island side.
Maccabi ‘A’ and Maccabi ‘B’ will contest the Men’s Veteran’s 50+ finals. The ‘A’ team defeated I.C. Veterans 3-1, while their ‘B’ side got the better of Golden Gunners 3-2 in the second semi-finals.
Results – Men’s Open quarter-final play-off league: St. Blaise ‘A’, Amboli 2 (Merick Fernandes, Kaldyn Misquitta) drew with St. Francis Xavier’s, Kanjurmarg 2 (Shoaib Baig 2).
Infant Jesus, Vasai 2 (Rajendra Swain, Rakshit Pillai) beat Good Shepherd, Andheri 1 (Farman Khan).
Men’s Veteran’s 40+ (quarter-finals): MYJ White 6 (Avinash Pinierho 2, Agnelo Picardo 2, Suraj Shetty, Anthony Reveredo) beat Youngstars, Madh Island 1 (Mangesh Dandekar).
Men’s Veteran’s 50+ (semi-finals): Maccabi ‘A’ 3 (Martin D’Silva 3) beat I.C. Veterans 1 (Rudy Ramos).
Maccabi ‘B’ 3 (Clint Fernandes, Custodio Fernandes, Dominic D’Souza) beat Golden Gunners 2 (Altaf Mansoori, Jonathan Fernandes).