MAPUSA: Hosts Calangute Association huffed and puffed before scoring a 6-5 win via the tie-breaker over Saligao United to enter the final of the Hotel Goan Heritage Soccer Cup, at Poriat ground, Calangute, on Wednesday.
Saligao broke the deadlock in the fifth minute through Shubham Dessai, who on getting hold of the ball from Prashant Gaonkar, coolly tapped in.
Minutes later, Saligao keeper Justinho Fernandes effected a fine save to deny Kristan Fernandes from scoring.
Changing ends Charles Cardozo managed to find the precious equalizer for Calangute from the penalty spot after Kunal Shirodkar was viciously tackled by Saligao’s Prashant Gaonkar inside the penalty area.
In the ensuing tie-breaker Rajkumar Naik, Ashley Lobo, Sarvanand Korgaonkar, Charles
Cardoz, Ronald Shirodkar and Sameer Chodankar scored for Calangute while Sarvanand
Naik, Trevor Dias, Alvito Fernandes, Jayesh Chopdekar and Sachin Satardekar scored for Saligao.
