MAPUSA: Milagres Sports Club got the better of Nerul Sports Club 6-5 via tie-breaker to advance into the Xetrapal Soccer Cup, at Oxel ground, on Friday.
It was Stephen Martins of Milagres who put his team ahead in the seventh minute with a power-packed right footer from top of the penalty box.
However, in the 15th minute, Sidharth Shirodkar levelled terms for Nerul from a firm header.
Just a couple of minutes before the breather Shubham Naik once again put Milagres ahead as he tapped the ball into the goal off Stephen’s cross to make it 2-1.
When it looked like Milagres were on the way to victory, Anand Madgaonkar equalized with a 30-yard strike.
In the penalty shoot-out, Milagres SC proved to be better shooters.
