MAPUSA: St Anthony’s SC Marna managed to squeeze past Goa Velha by 2-1 margin to sail into the final of the Calangute Panchayat Soccer Cup, organised by Calangute Association, at Poriat ground, on Tuesday.
In an absorbing match, it was the Marna side that stunned their opponents with an early 4th minute goal. A perfect cross from Nalesh Pednekar was directed into the goal by Siddharth Shirodkar to give them the lead.
A couple of minutes before the breather, Goa Velha levelled terms with Yogendra Thappa scoring from a defensive error.
Marna further scored in the 45th minute which turned out to be the winning goal. A neat pass by Sangam Pushparaj to Mandekar saw the latter guide the ball into the goal from close to make it 2-1.
