PANJIM: Kerala Legends XI and Goa Legends XI will lock horns in the Legends exhibition match, organised by the John Paul II Foundation for Sports Goa in association with Goa Football Association, on September 29, under flood lights at Duler Stadium, Mapusa, at 6.30 p.m.
The match is a fundraiser for the rehabilitation of the young kids of the floods affected victims in Kerala especially in the Wayanad, Mallapuram and Idduki Districts.
The Kerala Legends XI will be led by Arjuna Awardee I M Vijayan while Goa Legends XI by Arjuna Awardee Brahmanand Shankhwalkar and assisted by Arjuna Awardee Bruno Coutinho.
There are more than 25 players in both teams included who have represented India in several tournaments and most of them have been players who have won the Santosh Trophy either for Kerala or Goa. Armando Colaco, a celebrity coach in the country and also an international player, will coach Goa Legends. John Fernandes will be the manager. Other Goa team players include
Nicholas Pereira, Savio Medeira, Derrick Pereira, Lector Mascarenhas, Mahesh Lotlikar, Mario Soares, Camilo Gonsalves, David D’Souza, Robert Fernandes, Climax Lawrence, Sameer Naik, Clifford Miranda, Micky Fernandes and Nelson Landez. Avertano Furtado, Marian Dias, Jerry Fernandes, Bharat Morje, Mathew D’Costa, Fausto Lobo, Vishant Pednekar, Pascoal Pereira, Frank Fernandes and Bosco Monteiro, who have represented Goa.
The Kerala Legends XI comprises of, V P Shaji, P B Thobias, Vinu Jose, Feroz Sheriff, Martin Mathew, Anson, Pappachan Pradeep, M Suresh, M A Abdul Hakeem, U Sharaf Ali, K Ajayan Nair, K V Dhanesh, Habeeb Rehman, Abdul Noushad, V Sivakumar, M V Nelson, Ignatius Sylvester, Kurikesh Mathew, Asif Saheer, K P Sunny, P Shabeer Ali, K T Chacko and Lanel Thomas.
The tickets for the match will be available at Angleys Sports (Panjim) and at Duler Stadium, Mapusa from Wednesday. The tickets are priced at Rs 200 and Rs 100 and since the match is for raising funds a housie will be conducted with an exciting cash prize during the half time of the match.
The foundation along with GFA is expecting support and appeals to all the football loving people from Goa to be a part to witness the match. The organisers are hoping to see clubs, several parishes from North Goa and other sports and social organisations especially the Kerala Samaj members to come together to help bring a smile on the faces of the presently traumatised children because of the situation arising from the recent floods in Kerala.
