TEAM HERALD
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MAPUSA: Candolim Sports Club edged past Nagoa Sports Club 5-4 via the tie-breaker to enter the quarter-finals of Parish Youth Vagator Cup football tournament organized by Parish Youth of Vagator at Vagator ground, Friday. The teams were locked 1-1 at full time.
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Candolim established easy control and surged ahead in the sixth minute thanks to an own-goal by Nagoa’s Raghuvir Salgaonkar who shot into his goal while attempting to clear a rasping effort by Candolim’s Sagar Batkhande.
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Nagoa tried hard to regroup and had a golden opportunity to equalize in the 20th minute but Gaurish Mandrekar headed over in front of the open goal.
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Post resumption, Nagoa were unlucky as Saish Palyekar’s hot-blooded 30-yarder kissed the crossbar off a pass from Rajesh Nagvekar.
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After maintaining good ball possession and conducting some dangerous moves, Nagoa finally equalized in the 50th minute through a free-kick as Gauresh Naik beautifully curled past the six-man wall to beat the Candolim custodian hands down.
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In the dying minutes, Nagoa could have stolen the match under their rival’s nose but Rajesh Salgaonkar’s drive was denied by the crosspiece.
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In the ensuing tie-breaker, Candolim had the last laugh as Manuel Crasto, Paul Cardozo, Sarvesh Kanekar, Duarte Fernandes and Sagar Batkhande scored while Rajesh Salgaonkar, Savio Pereira, Gaurish Naik and Punaji Kalangutkar converted for Nagoa.
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Nagoa’s Rajesh Salgaonkar was adjudged man-of-the-match.
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Calangute Association will take on Parish Youth Nuvem in the first quarter-finals on Sunday.
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