22nd Wellingdon Inter-Parish Tournament            St. Pauls, Dadar 'B' v St. Anthonys, Vakola 'A' Match Report by Shailesh Karkera Photos by Kamlesh Kotenkar Willingdon Inter-Parish Reference Guide  Knock-out Pool Structure | Fixtures     In what was by far the best match at the Willingdon Gym Inter-Parish 2009, St. Paul’s, Dadar edged St. Anthony’s, Vakola  by 6-4 with all ten goals arriving in regulation time of a nail-biting encounter which had the capacity crowd on their feet.   What started off as a one-sided demolition job by St. Paul’s as they raced to a 5-0 lead became one of the best comeback attempts in the history of the tournament as St. Anthony’s pulled back four goals in two minutes and  came within whiskers of snatching an equalizer -  as the ball crashed against the post. Super Franco The architect of the victory was undoubtedly St. Paul’s Francisco Salian. The striker notched up the first five goals of the night – and set up the winner  for team-mate Christopher to single-handedly destroy St. Anthony’s dream. Within minutes of kick-off, St.Paul’s, Dadar were two-nil up courtesy of two top corner finishes by Franco at either post. In their urgency to get back into the game, the St. Anthony’s defenders made some dreadful mistakes and lost possession inside the box, which were gleefully snapped up by Franco and dispatched into the back of the net. By half time, it was 3-0.   Fast forward to an epic second half and St. Paul’s extended their lead with two more strikes by Franco – taking him to the top of the prestigious Willingdon Scorers charts in the tournament.  A beautiful between-the-legs nutmeg strike was followed by a well placed far-post finish to make it 5-0 for the Dadar boys. What goes around .... Forward Shawn pulled one back for St. Anthony’s with a cool finish in what seemed like a consolation goal for the Vakola outfit. With the crowd in raptures, a second goal – within a matter of seconds – deflected off a St. Paul’s player and hit the back of the net. St. Anthony’s creative midfielder Eustace ensured an epic finish to the game as he scored the next two goals – the first being a handball off an on-target shot followed up five seconds later by a thumping fouth goal – straight down the middle and past a flat-footed keeper into the back of the net. 5-5......Almost ! With the crowd on their feet in the packed stands, St. Anthony’s made one last attempt at goal – a powerful shot from Eustace beat everybody – including forward Shawn making a desperate lunge in the goalmouth – and rattled against the post. Victory Dance ! Within seconds, St. Paul’s lightning quick counter-attack saw Franco unselfishly set-up Christopher for a well-placed finish into the far post to put the game well and truly beyond St. Anthony’s reach as the overjoyed St. Paul’s supporters began a victory dance in the stands. At full-time with the final score reading 6-4 in their favor, St. Paul’s were through to the quarterfinals of the competition with Franco atop the Scorers’ leader-board. Despite losing the game, St. Anthony’s had won over the hearts of the admiring fans and will go down as being part of one of the best matches in the twenty two year Willingdon history.