MAPUSA: Goan Warriors did well to come from a goal deficit and hold Vagator PYSC to a 1-1 draw in the GFA's 2nd Division league, at Duler Stadium, here, on Friday

Vagator broke the deadlock in the 11th minute when Nehal Parsekar sent in a perfect cross to Akash Pawar who perfectly timed a half volley into the far end of the Goan Warriors goal.

The only time the Goan Warriors came anywhere close to scoring was in the 20th minute when Chetan Shirodkar darted into the Vagator citadel and unleashed a powerful right footer which struck the defender and rolled out for a corner.

Vagator had numerous opportunities to double their lead before the breather however Goan Warriors defenders Shivam and Rohit did well to thwart Ramson and Nehal from scoring.

Changing over, the Goan Warriors did not waste any time and restored parity through Kunal Virnodkar whose 30-yard shot gave no chance to the Vagator keeper.

Into the late minutes of the match, Goan Warriors came teasingly close to taking the lead however Oscar D’Souza’s powerful shot banged the Vagator woodwork and bounced back into play.

Couple of minutes later, Chetan set up Kunal right inside the 6-yard box however the latter’s strike was kept away by the Vagator custodian.