Team Herald
PANJIM: GFDC-Vodafone Rising Star Football Festival finals will be held on February 21, at Tilak Maidan Vasco.
Six teams will vie for the three titles. In Under-10 boys category, Quepem will take on Sanquelim, in the Under-13, Aldona will clash with Paroda and Quepem will take on Dona Paula in girls Under-13.
The following are the semi-finals results held on Tuesday. In boys Under-10 semi-final, Sanquelim defeated Arambol 1-0 vie a tie-breaker after both the teams remained goalless at the end of their stipulated time.
Arambol looked aggressive in the match and made continues attacks on Sanquelim but failed convert any goals due to defensive play of Sanquelim. Sanford Fernandes of Arambol was adjudged player of the match.
In another boys Under-10 category, Quepem beat Valpoi 2-1 vie a tie breaker. Even this match was evenly fought but both the teams failed to score in the stipulated time. Player-of-the-Match was Julios Carvalho of Quepem.
In North Goa Under-13 boys category, Aldona blanked Succoro 2-0 vie a tie breaker. At the end of the match, both the teams were held to a 1-1 draw. Aditya Salgaonkar scored for Soccoro while Aryan Parwar netted for Aldona. Aditya was named Player-of-the-Match.
In South Goa matches, Paroda beat Khandepar 2-1. Richard Fernandes scored two goals for Paroda and was Player-of-the-Match.
In North Goa girls Under-13, Dona Paula beat Moira convincingly by 2-0 margin. Both the goals were scored in the second half by Milvia Golsanlves and Anushka Shirodkar. Milvia was Player-of-the-Match.
In South Goa girls match, Quepem beat Collem 5-4 vie the tie-breaker. Both teams were held to a 1-1 draw at the end of regulation time.
Musrat Hanakanahalli scored for Collem while Player-of-the-Match Velancy Rocha was on target for Quepem.
