Kyle Pinto (TLC) in action with Lyndin D'Penha (LWC) in the Finals
On the 9th of September TLC played for the first ever inter-church football tournament. The Newfrontiers India Football Association as it is called, was initiated by our young Stephen Fernandes from Living Word .
Kyle Pinto (Franco’s nephew) was captain. In the first match, we beat Living Hope 2-1 after being 1 down from a penalty. Next up were Grace Church, Nashik who surprised all by scoring twice in the 1st half. Some stunning goals and the scores were level at full time. The game went into penalties and sudden death – Scott Clark was the keeper. We made it 4-3! The final match was against championship favorites Living Word whom we beat with resilience to win 2-1!
THE TLC TEAM (Clockwise from top) : Errol (GK), Bevin, Ardon, Jacob, Robert, Emmanuel, Kyle (Captain), Ajay, Neil (Manager), Kirk, Joshua, Samuel, Jerald and Aditya.
It was a mixture of joy and surprise as we took the cup. Glory to God, we won! The matches we played were tense and exciting! There was no controversy, just plain, clean fun. As a family of churches who came from different parts of the city together that day, we exhibited a sense of oneness that can come only from Christ. May be that’s what being part of the Church is all about—togetherness and family! – Neil Quadros
