Football: Sai FC, FC Shivneri, Rangehills Milan, Bharti FC, Ashoka FC, Khadki Blues, Mathew FA Teams Advance Victoriously
Pune, 19th February 2026: In the second division group match of the ‘PDFA League 2026’ football tournament organized by the Pune District Football Association, Sai FC, FC Shivneri, Rangehills Milan, Bharti FC, Ashoka FC, Khadki Blues and Mathew FA teams defeated their respective opponents and advanced victoriously.
In the second division group match of this tournament, which is underway at the Bharati Vidyapeeth ground in Katraj, Sai Football Academy defeated Sangvi Football Club Association B team 2-1 thanks to goals scored by Siddharth Sonawane and Yash Bhatia. Vijay Tamange and Deepak Sharma scored goals as FC Shivneri defeated Puna Social Sports Club 2-1. Shivam Diwathane scored a goal as BFC Rangehills Milan FC defeated Infats Elite FC 1-0. Bharti FC defeated Goal of Games FC B 2-0 with goals from Bishop Tripura and Sankalp Chhetri.
Galactic Warriors Football Club easily defeated United Puna Sports Academy 4-1 with two goals from Fawad Dhundaware and goals from Aman C. and Kshitij Jadhav. Ashoka Football Club easily defeated Legends Football Club 4-1. In this, Srihari Tayde scored two goals and Paras Manchal and Suraj Bastia scored one goal each. In a one-sided match, Khadki Blues Sports Association easily defeated Deccan XI 5-1. Romesh Pile scored two goals for Khadki team, while Saurabh Yadav, Adarsh Tiwari and Salman Shoaib scored one goal each. On the strength of goals scored by Kaushik Verma, Aston C. and Jatin Naidu, Mathew Football Academy easily defeated Indrayani Sports Club B team 3-1.
Detailed results of the tournament: Group stage: Second division Group:
1) Sai Football Academy: 2 (Siddharth Sonawane 12 min., Yash Bhatia 53 min.) V.V. Sangvi Football Club Association B: 1 (Akshay Kamble 42 min.); First half: 1-0;
2) FC Shivneri: 2 (Vijay Tamange 21 mins, Deepak Sharma 70+1 mins) v.vs. Pune Social Sports Club: 1 (Yelson Naigam 12m penalty); Preliminaries: 1-1;
3) BFC Rangehills Milan FC: 1 (Sivam Divthane 47 mins) v.vs. Infats Elite FC: 0; Preliminary: 0-0;
4) Bharti FC: 2 (Bishop Tripura 7 mins, Sankalp Chhetri 26 mins) vvs. Goal of Games FC Bah: 0; Preliminary: 2-0;
5) Galactic Warriors Football Club: 4 (Aman C. 40 mins, Fawad Dhundware 57, 60 mins, Kshitij Jadhav 63 mins) vvs. United Pune Sports Academy: 1 (Murari Rathore 12 mins); Preliminary: 0-1;
6) Ashoka Football Club: 4 (Paras Manchal 22 mins, Srihari Tayde 55, 57 mins, Suraj Bastia 63 mins) Vs. Legends Football Club: 1 (Rohit Vibhute 70 mins); Preliminary: 1-0;
7) Khadki Blues Sports Association: 5 (Saurabh Yadav 4 mn., Romesh Pillay 41, 71 mn., Adarsh Tiwari 47 mn., Salman Shoaib 68 mn.) Vs. Deccan XI D: 1 (Sanket Bandal 10 min.); Preliminaries: 1-1;
8) Mathew Football Academy: 3 (Kaushik Verma 23 mins, Aston C. 53 mins, Jatin Naidu 57 mins) V.V. Indrayani Sports Club B: 1 (Sahil Bhalerao 13 mins); Pre-match: 1-1;
