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Competition to the core: KIFF League

 Kuwait Indian Football Federation (KIFF) League for
the prestigious late J.P. D'Mello Trophy was full of
life in the last round played with hugely entertaining
matches. 

The 2005-06 League - Phase I which got underway on
16th September 2005 includes 16 teams drawn in 4
groups. The matches are played Friday mornings at
Kuwait's famous Soor Grounds and officiated by IFRA
(Indian Football Referees Association). 

Top two teams of each group advance to the next phase.
Next round matches will resume after Eid.

Last year’s champions A.V.C Overseas Association (AVC)
continued their domination of the League since last
season scoring an emphatic 6-0 win over CRC
Chinchinim. 
 
AVC attacked from the start, and played a free-passing
and fast moving game with the forwards in the right
places at the right time and making the most of even
the slightest of opportunities. Strikers Ronnie
Fernandes and Steven Rodrigues blazed narrowly over
the bar in the first few minutes of play and it was
only a matter of time before Chinchinim cracked to the
pressure. Ronnie scored 3 goals while Steven scored 2;
Edwin Fernandes scored the other goal. 
 
Group 1
LEAGUE TABLE 
POS     P  W  D  L  F  A  DIFF  PTS    
1  AVC   2  1  1  0  7  1  6  4   
2  Curtorcares   1  1  0  0  2  0  2  3   
3  KGA   1  0  1  0  1  1  0  1   
4  CRC   2  0  0  2  0  8  -8  0  
 

 
In Group 2, League runners-up Navelim Youth Centre
(NYC) struggled against GOA Maroons in a match they
should have won. Navelim could have been one goal up
in the 15th minute but defender Christi messed up an
easy chance. Navelim were unlucky again to see
Americo’s shot from outside the box hit the horizontal
bar and go out of play. 

Navelim took the lead at the fag end of the first-half
through Ivo D’Costa who volleyed home a curling cross
from the right by medio Ivo Rodrigues. 

Maroons came back into the game with renewed ideas in
the second session. Ian D’Souza’s long ranger missed
the target by a whisker. Another chance went abegging
as Dave D’Souza saw his header miss the target
narrowly with Navelim goalkeeper Britto Pereira
beaten. However five minutes later, Dave made up for
his earlier lapse when he controlled a lobbed pass to
place it past the Navelim keeper from close range.

NYC strikers Mohd Mustafa and Cruzedio Rodrigues were
shown yellow cards, while Ian D’ Souza earned the
distinction for Maroons. 
   
Both NYC and Maroons are left with 2 points each after
2 draws. The other teams in the group are United Goans
and Fahaheel Brothers.

Group 2
LEAGUE TABLE 
POS     P  W  D  L  F  A  DIFF  PTS    
1  GOA Maroons   2  0  2  0  1  1  0  2   
2  NYC   2  0  2  0  1  1  0  2   
3  Fahaheel Brothers   1  0  1  0  0  0  0  1   
4  United Goans   1  0  1  0  0  0  0  1 
 

 
In the other matches played, famed Bombay Boys beat
Paradiso FC 4-1 and Kerala Challengers beat Veterans
5-2.

Basheer scored 3 goals for Bombay Boys, the other was
a self goal by Paradiso’s Salman Maslai. Altaf Khan
scored one against the mighty Bombay Boys to reduce
the margin.
 
Group 3
LEAGUE TABLE 
POS     P  W  D  L  F  A  DIFF  PTS    
1  DHL   1  1  0  0  2  0  2  3   
2  Santos   1  1  0  0  2  0  2  3   
3  Bombay Boys   2  1  0  1  4  3  1  3   
4  Paradiso FC   2  0  0  2  1  6  -5  0  
 

 
Group 4 match between Kerala Challengers and Veterans
saw some of the best goals scored during the day. The
steady steam of raids from the quick Kerala strikers
kept the Veterans' defenders and goalkeeper on their
toes. 

Kerala’s Fajilu made the first move in the second
minute of the game as he broke through from the right
wing, but his feeble shot hit the side net. It was
Cleetus Mathew who gave the lead for the Challengers
scoring on a defensive lapse.
  
E. Russel (1 goal) and Maulit Fajilu (3 goals) were
the other scorers for Kerala. 

Veterans’ livewire Robin Fernandes scored two super
goals midway into the match, one off a free-kick by
versatile footballer Cajetan Godinho .
 
Group 4
LEAGUE TABLE 
POS     P  W  D  L  F  A  DIFF  PTS    
1  Kerela Challengers   2  2  0  0  9  5  4  6   
2  United Friends   1  1  0  0  3  1  2  3   
3  Don Bosco   1  0  0  1  3  4  -1  0   
4  Veterans   2  0  0  2  3  8  -5  0 
 

 
Top Goal Scorers
 MAULIT FAJILU (KERELA CHALLENGERS) - 5 goals
 STEVEN RODRIGUES (AVC) - 3 goals
 RONNIE FERNANDES (AVC) - 3 goals
 BASHEER KANNOTH (BOMBAY BOYS) - 3 goals
 CLEETUS (KERELA CHALLENGERS) - 2 goals
 ROBIN FERNANDES (VETERANS) - 2 goals
 SENAM JOY (KERELA CHALLENGERS) - 1 goal
 RUSSEL E. (KERELA CHALLENGERS) - 1 goal
 JEFFREY SEQUEIRA (DON BOSCO ORATORY) - 1 goal
LARRY B. AGUIAR (DON BOSCO ORATORY) - 1 goal
 PHILIP J. DUARTE (DON BOSCO ORATORY) - 1 goal
 CHRISTI MENEZES (KGA) - 1 goal
 TERENCE DCOSTA (DHL) - 1 goal
 ELVIS DSOUZA (DHL) - 1 goal
 MAURICIO SIMOES (UFC) - 1 goal
 IGNATIUS MIRANDA (UFC) - 1 goal
 JOSEPH RODRIGUES (UFC) - 1 goal
 COLLIN FIGUIRA (VETERANS UNITED) - 1 goal
 MELVEN FERNANDES (CURTORCARES) - 1 goal
 JERRY AGNELO DIAS (CURTORCARES) - 1 goal
 IVO F. X. D'COSTA (NYC) - 1 goal
 DAVE D'SOUZA (GOA MAROOS) - 1goal
23. ALTAF KHAN (PARADISO FC) - 1 goal
24. ADIUM FERNANDES (AVC) - 1 goal 

KIFF Committee Members
Hon. President - Manuel D'Costa
Hon. Vice President - Vinay Kumar
Hon.General Secretary - Jack Fernandes
Hon.Registrar - Sydney Rodrigues
Hon.Sports Secretary - Jerry D'Mello
Hon. Asst. Sports Secretary - Clifford Pinto
Hon.P.R.O - Anthony Viegas
Hon.Treasurer - Jacinto Crasto
Hon.Reliever - B. M. Viegas 

Report by gasper crasto  
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