TEAM HERALD
MARGAO: Arlem Youth Association prevailed over host Dramapur Sports Club 4-3 via the tie-breaker to sail into the quarter-finals of all-Goa 37th St Joseph Festival inter village football tournament organized by Dramapur Sports Club at Dramapur ground. There was no score at full time.
In an evenly poised encounter, both the teams displayed an attacking brand of soccer and kept the Sunday crowds on their toes.
The Arlem Youth Association struck a rhythm and called the shots. They came close in foisting the lead but striker Joston Barbosa’s left footed drive missed the mark narrowly.
At the other hand, Dramapur Sports Club cheered on by home crowds intensified their attacks but Striker Rayan Fernandes ballooned over from close range.
On resumption of play after the breather both the teams showed urgency and tested each other’s territory with calculated sorties. Dramapur Sports Club came close to break the deadlock in the 37th minute when they were awarded the spot kick after rival defender Micheal Barbosa brought down Dramapur striker Clifford Dias inside the penalty box and the resultant spot kick taken by Ryan Fernandes was parried away by Arlem goalkeeper Aloy Vaz.
In the dying minutes both went all out but the match winner eluded them.
In the tiebreaker, Joston Barbosa, Rahul Dias and Mavin Deus were on target for Arlem Youth Association while Nickson Rebello and Jorax Fernandes converted for Dramapur Sports Club.
