Our Lady of Fatima, Vasai combined perfectly as a team and romped to a comfortable 5-2 win against Our Lady of Health ‘B’, Versova in a first round match of the 45th Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana Rink Football Tournament 2025, played under floodlights at the WCG tennis courts on Thursday night.
Our Lady of Fatima, Vasai was well-served by strikers Craig Daniel and Seaon D’Souza, both scoring two goals each while Austin D’Sa chipped in with one to complete the winning tally. For the Versova team the goals came through the efforts of Rohit Kanojia and Mahesh Kadam.
In a closely contested first round encounter, Our Lady of Fatima, Vidya Vihar got the better of St. Joseph’s ‘B’, Juhu 3-2 to advance to the second round.
For the victors, Sagar Bhangre netted a brace of goals and Edwin Ayinikar chipped in with one. St. Joseph’s scored a goal each through Joywin Vasaikar and Manoj Upadhyay.
In the third match of the day, Bryce Andrades scored the all-important winning goal in leading St. Thomas, Vasai to a 1-0 win against Divine Mercy, Bhayander.
Results – first round: Our Lady of Fatima, Vasai 5 (Craig Daniel 2, Seaon D’Souza 2, Austin D’Sa) beat Our Lady of Health ‘B’, Versova 2 (Rohit Kanojia, Mahesh Kadam). St. Thomas, Vasai 1 (Bryce Andrades) beat Divine Mercy, Bhayander 0. Our Lady of Fatima, Vidya Vihar 3 (Sagar Bhangre 2, Edwin Ayinikar) beat St. Joseph’s ‘B’, Juhu 2 (Joywin Vasaikar, Manoj Upadhyay).