Our Lady of Good Shepherd, Andheri showcased excellent teamwork as they secured a convincing 5-1 victory over St. Paul’s ‘A’, Dadar in the first round of the 45th Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana Rink Football Tournament 2025. The match, played under floodlights at the WCG tennis courts on Tuesday night, saw striker Clinton D’Souza in impressive scoring form, netting two goals to lead his team to a dominant win.
Joining D’Souza on the scoresheet were Farhan Khan, Asif Khan, and Kamran K., each contributing one goal to complete a facile victory for Our Lady of Good Shepherd. Sherwin Franco scored the lone consolation goal for St. Paul’s.
In the opening match of the evening, St. Joseph’s ‘B’, Mira Road caused an upset by defeating Immaculate Conception ‘A’, Borivali 2-1 to book their place in the second round. Strikers Dhanesh Shetty and Pankaj Mishra were on target for Mira Road, while Sujit Verma scored the only goal for Borivali.
**First Round Results:**
– St. Joseph’s ‘B’, Mira Road 2 (Dhanesh Shetty, Pankaj Mishra)
beat Immaculate Conception ‘A’, Borivali 1 (Sujit Verma)
– St. Francis Xavier, Vile Parle 4 (Anant Gadekar 2, Densten Chettiar, Clarence D’Souza)
beat St. Thomas ‘A’, Santacruz 1 (Nitin Rathod)
– Our Lady of Salvation ‘B’, Dadar 2 (Craig D’Souza, Bevan Trinidade)
beat St. Anthony’s ‘B’, Vakola 1 (Arnold D’Souza)
– Our Lady of Good Shepherd, Andheri 5 (Clinton D’Souza 2, Farhan Khan, Kamran K.)
beat St. Paul’s ‘A’, Dadar 1 (Sherwin Franco)
The tournament continues to deliver exciting matches as teams battle it out for a spot in the next round.
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