The Pillai College Football team defeated Thakur College 2-0 to be crowned the 2018 Mumbai University inter-college Football Champions. The match was played at the Mumbai University Grounds in Marine Lines under some sweltering heat.
The star of the show was undoubtedly striker, Ashish Lalge who scored two amazing solo goals in the second half to make sure Pillai College won the title this time around after falling in the finals the last two years. This was Pillai College’s 2nd title and 6th consecutive time playing in the finals. More than 200 colleges participated in the tournament.
The first half was an even encounter and ended with the score locked at 0-0 with both teams battling hard on the defensive end with Pillai’s midfield duo of Yash Vanveru and Vinod Pandey forming a rock solid core for their team. A lot of the players looked tired and weary since they were playing their 4th match in the space of 4 days under some scorching temperatures.
With the contest evenly poised till the 60th minute, it took a moment of individual brilliance to break the deadlock. Pillai’s star striker, Ashish Lalge picked up the ball on the right wing, cut back inside and unleashed a powerful left footed shot from outside the box to beat the diving keeper. It seemed as though Pillai would cruise from then on but a lapse in concentration sent a Thakur player through on goal and Pillai defender Abu Hamza had no option but to foul him. He received a red card for the foul and Pillai were down to 10 men for the final 15 minutes of the match. Thakur College were looking to pile on the pressure but Ashish gave Pillai some breathing room after he scored his second goal soon thereafter from a very similar angle to his first. Pillai College held on despite some nervy moments to win the match 2-0 in front of some boisterous support from their students who had packed the stands to witness the match.
This was Pillai College’s 2nd title and 6th consecutive final appearance with captain Daniel Muthu having been part of both victorious teams. He was overjoyed with his team’s performance and took the time to thank his coaches Mangesh Desai and K.T John for their motivation and support.
The Sports Director of Pillai College, Mr. Padmakshan Padmanabhan was really proud of the way the team played over the course of the last two weeks under the extreme Mumbai heat. He pointed out that this was their 2nd Team gold medal for the year as the Pillai Handball team won the Mumbai University Handball Championship as well.
Pillai College has been producing some top footballing talent in the past few years with many of their players now playing at the highest levels in Indian football. Rahul Bheke, one of India’s best defenders, currently plays for ISL side Bengaluru FC. Nikhil Poojary, who was part of the Pillai squad that won the title in 2015 plays for the Indian National Football team and recently signed a contract to play for the ISL team, FC Pune City. Defender Pratik Chaudhari is a veteran ISL player and currently plays for Jamshedpur FC. There are 3 other players who currently ply their trade in the I – League, Abhishek Ambekar (Mohun Bagan), Rahul Das (Minerva Punjab) and Vinil Poojary (Churchill Brothers).
The squad that won the 2018 Mumbai University Football Title is listed below.
Daniel Muthu, Abu Hamza, Sunil Thakur, Abhijit Tawhare, Kartik Shetty, Ashish Lalge, Sylvester Fernandes, Kartik Yenurkar, Yash Vanveru, Vinod Pandey, Nitin Chaudhary, Saudagar Mate, Kaif Khan, Sanchit Singh, Saud Shaikh, Prathamesh Rokde, Nikhil Patil, Soham P.
Students of our college are excelling in the sports. Our college stood at 3rd position in University of Mumbai for the year 2018-2019. Many of our students are selected in University teams for Inter-University Competition. Some of the students are participating at National as well as International Competitions.
Name of Student | Name of Event | Colleges Participated | Details | Achievement |
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Tanvi Rane | Swimming (W) | 81 Players | 50 Mtr Back Strock 100 Mtr Back Strock | Bronze Medal |
Kiran Midgule | Kabaddi (W) | 142 Players | - | Woman of the Match |
Heena Parkar | Fencing Epee (W) | 52 Players | - | Silver Medal |
Mukul Kumar Prasad | Archery (M) | 53 Players | Selected in UoM Team | Bronze Medal |
Sunil Mawale | Taekwondo (M) | 56 Players | Selected in UoM Team | Gold Medal |
Name of the Event | Teams Participated | Achievement |
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Handball (W) | 30 teams | Bronze Medal |
Handball (M) | 49 teams | Gold Medal |
Football (M) | 221 teams | Gold Medal |
Football (W) | 12 teams | Gold Medal |
Rifle Shooting Peep Sight (W) | 48 teams | Bronze Medal |
Rifle Shooting Peep Sight (M) | 52 teams | 4th Position |
Rifle Shooting Open Sight (W) | 48 teams | 5th Position |
Rifle Shooting Open Sight (M) | 52 teams | Silver Medal |
Softball (M) | 33 teams | Silver Medal |
Volleyball (M) | 160 teams | Gold Medal |
Ball Badminton (M) | 15 teams | Gold Medal |
Ball Badminton (W) | 12 teams | Gold Medal |
Baseball (M) | 15 teams | Silver Medal |
The Boys Handball team of Pillai College of Arts Commerce and Science participated in the Mumbai University Handball Tournament conducted on 6th and 7th October, 2018 at Ramsheth Thakur College in Kharghar.
On the very first day i.e 6th October the team played the Pre-Quarter Finals in which they bagged a huge win.
7th October was the bonafide and the deciding Day. The team had to play against all the teams as the Semi-Final had League of Matches. After all the sweat and injuries our team bagged the Gold Medal. Kudos to the teamwork of the team!
Men Handball Team with the winning trophy
Pillai college of Arts Commerce and Science’s Girls Team participated in the Mumbai University Handball tournament held on 6th and 7th October, 2018 at Ramsheth Thakur College.
The finals for the same was held on 7th October in the evening against B.P.C.A., Wadala. The beginning was very stressful as our college team was 6 goals down but as the match proceeded we covered it all in the last 2 critical minutes of the match as we were 3 goals ahead. During the match few of our players were injured but it was worth it since our team had won a GOLD medal.
Girls Handball Team with the winning trophy
Our sports team has done us proud by securing the “4th Rank” in the “Guru Nanak Dev Inter College General Champion Trophy” for academic year 2017-2018.
Rizwan Shaikh has participated/officiated in the All India Shito-Ryu Open Karate Championship organized by Asian Shito-Ryu Sports Karate-Do Association and Belgavi Zilla Karate-Do and Boxing Association of Karnataka (R) held at Indoor Hall, Yadur, Belgavi, Karnataka on 4th and 5th November, 2017. He is awarded Gold Medal in the Kumite event in the Open Category.
Pillai College of Arts Commerce & Science, New Panvel Men’s Volleyball team clinched the Mumbai University Inter Collegiate Volleyball Championship 2017-18 title by beating the defending champions of long 9 years Thakur ACS, Kandivali by a score of (25-21, 25-18). This is the first time in the history of Mumbai University that a college from Navi Mumbai Raigad winning this title. The team led by Ashish Pandit (S.Y.M.Com.) played an excellent volleyball throughout the championship which held at five zones. Atotal of 142 colleges participated in the tourney. In their first inter zone match Pillai ACS beat the champion of V zone SH Hegshetye College from Konkan region. In final league they beat RJC, Ghatkopar and SPK College, Sawantwadi in straight two sets. Dishant Rawat, Manoj Seegu, Jaydeep Holgar and Sagar Rathod played exceptional volley with the supports of Ashutosh bhoir and Manthan Raut. The Inter zone Volleyball held at Birla College, Kalyan.
Pillai College of Arts Commerce & Science, New Panvel Handball Women Team won Runners-up position in the Mumbai University Inter Collegiate Handball Championship held at CKT College, Panvel. In the finals they narrowly lost to Banda College, Thane by mere score of 7-6. Team led by T.Y.B.Com. student Ms. Suman Salian played an excellent show of Hand ball skills inn the tourney.