Rossman Cruz humble Manora to enter final

PANJIM: The second Matanhy Saldanha memorial inter-village football final will witness Rossman Cruz Nagoa Verna clashing against Navelim Villagers Union on May 10, at Dr TB Da Cunha sports complex.

On Tuesday, Rossman Cruz outclassed Youth Club of Manora Raia 4- 2 in a tense semi-final.
Verna started attackingly by using the flanks to their advantage.
Subsequently, Verna took the lead through Santana Rego, whose left-footer beat the rival goalkeeper hands down. 
In the sweltering heat, midfielders Eusebio Fernandes and Manuel Moniz of Verna exhibited good ball control and attacked from the right flank that helped Santana Rego to complete a hat-trick. 
Raia reduced the deficit through Vicki Gaonkar and Johnny D’Cruz.
Eusebio Fernandes scored from the half line with a stiff grounder to increase the scoreline for Verna.
The winner of the final will take home cash prize of Rs 50,000 and a trophy while the runner-up will be awarded Rs 30,000.

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