Indian Arrows begin with 3-0 win over Chennai
MUMBAI: Vignesh Khopade from Dadar’s Veer Savarkar’s Academy outpointed Rupin Hoode, from Sports Authority of India (Kandivali) in gruelling 3-round final to clinch gold in the youth boys (69-75 kg) boxing contest on the final-day of the 42nd Uttar Mumbai Krida Mahotsav-2017 Sports Fiesta, at Yuvak Krida Mandal, ground, near Poinsur Gymkhana. He later received the best boxer award. Among others to figures prominently were girls Tirtha Deolekar and Shreya Sawant, both of Dahisar Boxing Academy, who claimed the honours in the Cub-class 42-44 kg and Cub Class 40-42 kg section respectively. Tirtha also bagged the ‘Most Promising Boxer’s award. St Mathew’s from Malwani, with an aggregate of 75 took the overall championships, followed by Dadar’s KD’s Boxing Academy with an aggregate of 58 pints took the runners-up trophy. MUMBAI: Gymnasts from Aakansha Sports Club with two golds, three silver and three bronze medals took the top honours in the Poinsur Gymkhana’s annual Krida Mahotsav-2017, which concluded at their gymkhana at Kandivali. Final standings: BOYS: Under-12: Soham Patil (IES New English) - 6.30 pts. Under-10: Sanka Rane (Sane Guruji Academy) — 7.0 pts. Under-8: Kaushik Gawade (Aakansha Sports Club) — 7.95 pts. Under-6: Krishna Dhuman (Mahila Sangh) — 7.30 pts. GIRLS: Under-12: Bhakti Kale (Lokmanya Seva Sangh) — 9.92 pts. Under-10: Nikita Shirsekar (Parle Tilak) — 8.60 pts. Under-8: Shigdha Thakar (Aakansha Sports Club) — 9.89 pts. Under-6: Arnavi Sawant (PTKS) — 4.60 pts MUMBAI: Vedant Vaidya’s impressive unbeaten knock of 104 runs (10x4) helped Balmohan Vidyamandir English Medium beat SIES School by 86 runs in the Giles Shield Inter-School U-14 Tournament on Tuesday. Vedant Vaidya was well supported by Arya Raut's 49 runs which got the team in a comfortable position early in the game. Balmohan Vidyamandir English Medium scored 266 runs for eight wickets, whereas SIES School was all out for a mere score of 86 runs. Anvit Bhobe took 5 wickets in 9 overs and Vedant Pendharkar took 3 wickets, which helped the team win the match by a huge margin of 186 runs. MUMBAI: Mumbai Customs pulled off a narrow 1-0 win against Kenkre FC in an exciting Elite Division match of the MDFA League, played at the Andheri Sports Complex. After a goalless first-half, Customs got the breakthrough when striker Ashrafali Makandar netted the winner in the 74th minute to help his team snatch a win and the full three points. Meanwhile, in a Super Division match, Reserve Bank of India scored twice in the first half to blank G.M. Sports Club by a comfortable 2-0 margin. Rolfred Coutinho scored the first goal in the 10th minute and Charnel D’Almeida added the second in the 25th minute to seal the win. Life in top-flight domestic football began on a promising note for Indian Arrows as they relied on Aniket Anil Jadhav's brace to blank Chennai City FC 3-0 in the I-League here on Wednesday.
A team comprising the best players from India's U17 and U-19 pool, Indian Arrows scored their first goal through Aniket in the 20th minute and doubled the lead when the striker found the net in the 58th minute.
Defender Boris Singh Thangjam, who, like Aniket, was also a part of India's U-17 FIFA World Cup side, added to the tally by scoring in the 90th minute.
While coach Luis Norton de Matos has called for patience, asking fans to not expect miracles from this young bunch, the team has shown it can certainly punch above its weight.
Chennai City FC had their share of exchanges and scoring chances but failed to capitalise. Jean Michael Joachim was their main culprit as he missed a couple of easy chances.
Even as Chennai City FC tried to control proceedings initially, the Indian colts looked more energetic, coming up with speedy moves from the flanks that caught the rival defence napping.
For the first goal, Boris initiated the move from his half and relayed the ball to Rahul Kannooly on the right, and the latter sent in a cross inside the box for Aniket to unleash a powerful shot that found the roof of the net.
Indian Arrows could have doubled the lead eight minutes later but Edmund Lalrindika saw his attempt hit the right post.