Team Herald
CHANDOR: Don Bosco Oratory emerged champions of the 13th All Goa Guirdolim Panchayat Cup, organised by Guirdolim Club, defeating ICSC Paroda 4-0 in the final, at Chandor Church ground, on Sunday.
Christopher Borges scored a brace while John Colaco and Joel Camara scored a goal each for the winners.
Both teams started on a promising note but midway through the first half Don Bosco asserted their authority on the match.
Christopher gave the lead to Don Bosco in the 19th minute when he capitalized on a weak collection by the Paroda keeper.
Hardly had the cheers of the Don Bosco fans subsided, in the very next minute John Colaco doubled the lead when he connected a brilliant cross from Danny Dias.
Christopher scored his second goal when he dribbled past couple of defenders and placed the ball in the Paroda net to make it 3-0. The last nail in Paroda’s coffin was drilled by Joel Camara of Don Bosco when he latched on to a cross from Charlton Pereira.
Don Bosco were awarded Rs 50,000 while ICSC Paroda had to be content with Rs 40,000.
Joaquim Alemao was the chief guest for the final and he gave away the prizes to the winners and runners-up in the presence of guest of honour Raymond D’Cruz, Sudesh Bhise and Sarpanch of VP Guirdolim Sonia Dias.
Earlier the Club president Gidwan D’costa addressed the gathering, while the organising chairman Patwin Fizardo proposed the vote of thanks.
