Team Herald
FATORDA: Salgaocar FC edged past FC Bardez 7-6 via sudden death in the Goa Sevens Premier League match, played at SAG ground, Fatorda, on Monday.
FC Bardez’s Alesh Sawant will have the night to forget as he missed both the spot kicks in the tie-breaker and sudden death respectively, to let down his team in the shootout after matching their opponents for the first 60 minutes.
Both teams missed the opening spot kicks as the keepers pulled of stunning saves. Umesh’s spot kick was brilliantly save by FC Bardez’ Jeet while Alesh Sawant was denied by Salgaocar’s Jason.
With the scores level 4-4, the teams were pushed for a sudden death where Umesh made amends for his earlier miss and scored past helpless Jeet Gupta while FC Bardez’s Alesh Sawant saw his spot-kick kiss the cross bar.
By virtue of this win, Salgaocar FC gain two vital points while FC Bardez walk with a point.
