Senior title for Al Fateh

 

AL FATEH Football Club walked away with NDFA-JSW Senior Division Football Tournament title pipping Green Flag Football Club on Wednesday.

Mohammad Irshad’s 79th minute strike was only goal of the match. After a barren first half and most part of the second half, it seemed that the match might be decided on shoot-out but Irshad found the net about ten minutes before the final whistle, much to the joy of his team-mates.

Al Fateh’s Md Shafique (36th), Mohammad Irshad (80th) and Green Flag’s Sohail Ansari (11th), Md Shoeb (56th), Abu Amiz (75th) and Shanwaz Akhtar (90th) all were cautioned during the match.

Winners Al Fateh won a trophy and Rs 15000 cash while runners-up Green Flag took home a trophy and Rs 10000 cash.

Green Flag’s Azim Ansari was declared Man of the Tournament and pocketed a purse of Rs 7500. Man of the match Mohammad Faizan (Al Fateh) got richer by Rs 5000. Best player of runners-up was Zaid Akhtar and he received Rs 4000. Best Goalkeeper award was won by Mohammad Wakeel of Al Fateh who bagged Rs 4000.

Chief guest Dilip Gajbhiye, JSW Manager (HR), distributed the prizes. Guests of honour on the occasion were Harish Vora, President NDFA; Iqbal Kashmiri, Secretary; Eugne Norbart, Atmaram Pandey, Abid Khan, Khalid, Latif, Stanley Gregory, Satyanaryan Jerpot, Sanjay Kathale, Adnan Ali and AB Khan.