NAVELIM: Curtorim Gymkhana blanked United Club of Telaulim 2-0 in the GFA First Division League match, played at Rosary ground, here on Sunday.
After playing two matches Curtorim have four points , while UC Telaulim have one.
The first chance of the match came in the 4th minute, when Telaulim U-20 striker Clinton Niasso picked up the ball from Chadwich Furtado and dribbled Nevile Fernades, defender of Curtorim Gymkha, and shot from the top of the Curtorim box but the rival keeper Joseph Monteiro denied him with a brilliant save.
A through pass from Curtorim’s Ryan Fernandes to central striker Roque Borges should have been a goal scoring opportunity but the latter’s low power drive was easily saved by UC Telaulim keeper Ozen Silva in the tenth minute.
Clinton Niasso nearly gave his team the lead in the 12th minute with a pile driver which was saved by a diving Curtorim keeper.
Ryan Fernandes of Curtorim took a shot from a 40 yards distance which came off the woodwork in the 25th minute.
Yet another chance went abegging for Telaulim when Nelson Fernandes deflection came to Clinton’s pathway in Curtorim box but the latter shot missed the target by inches. Ryan Furtado headed for Curtorim in the 40th minute but Ozen, keeper of Telaulim pushed the ball to safety.
Curtorim opened the account just before the break when U-20 player Frazier Rogtao coolly headed inside Telaulim net to open the account for Curtorim Gymkhana in the 45th+1 minute. Curtorim went all out guns blazing with their spirits high and doubled the account through Wayne Rodrigues powerful shot in the 69th minute. Clinton Niasso missed two glorious sitters in the 78th and 80th minute.
At Ambelim ground Salgaocar (Jrs) defeated Penha de Franca 1-0. Sanson Pereira scored the lone goal in the 50th minute.
