Team Herald
VARCA: Navelim Veterans registered a hard-fought 1-0 win over Aquem Veterans to move into the quarter-finals of the 1st All Goa Veterans Football, organised by Texas Boys, Varca, played at Varca Sports Club ground, on Wednesday.
Both the teams played an exciting football and missed open chances as neither side were able to break the deadlock in the first session of play.
However, the second half saw both the teams attack in numbers in search of the much needed goal. Climax Lourenco finally scored the only goal of the game for Navelim Veterans in the 48th minute.
Minutes later, Aquem had the best chance to level terms but Francis Dias just couldn’t keep his composure infront of the rival goal.
Francis Dias of Aquem Veterans was adjudged the man-of-the-match.
