Sodiem Siolim in finals
nerul cup
HERALD CORRESPONDENT
CALANGUTE, MAY 27
Sodiem Siolim Sports Club prevailed over Nerul Sports Club 6-4 via the tie-breaker after the teams were involved in an exciting 1-1 draw to enter the finals of 17th Nerul Panchayat Cup inter-village football tournament organised by Nerul Sports Club at Nerul ground, on Thursday.
After a goalless first half, Nerul took the lead in the 16th minute through Felix Barretto off Avinash free kick. Down by a goal, Siolim fought back and equalised through a Raghu Shirodker penalty in the 27th minute. The referee awarded the penalty to Siolim as Prestonio was brought down in the danger zone by Avinash. Raghu made no mistake in slotting past the Nerul goalkeeper.
In the penalty shoot outs, Raghu Shirodker, Mukund Shirodker, Rakesh Vaigankar, Prestonio Fernandes and Anthony Fernandes converted for Siolim while Avinash Shirodker, Felix Barretto and Sarvesh Dabholkar were on target for Nerul.
Sodiem Siolim will now lock horns with Candolim Sports Club in the finals on May 29.
