TUEM: Pilerne Sports Club registered a solitary goal win over YSC Colvale to enter the semi-finals of the FC Tuem Champions Trophy inter-village football tournament, organised by FC Tuem in association with CAM group of Companies at DSYA ground, Tuem on Sunday.
In the heavy downpour both the teams started the match with short passes, in the 11th minute, Pilerne’s Sanket Jotkar scored a brilliant header from Nikhil Naik’s corner kick.
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In the 17th minute, Sanket Jotkar could have doubled his tally from Siddhant Naik’s free-kick but failed. In the 26th minute, Colvale’s Cyrus D’Souza’s shot went over the crossbar. Both the teams went into the breather with the score 1-0 in favour of Pilerne SC.
Post resumption, Pilerne continued to attack, in the very first minute Pilerne’s Joel Fernandes missed the target.
In the 40th minute, Joel Fernandes once again missed a goal but this time through header.
In the last minute of second half, Colvale went all out in search of an equaliser.
In the 56th minute, Colvale’s Josley Dsouza failed to score and again in the 60th minute Colvale’s Derrick Rodrigues’ shot missed a goal by a whisker. Pilerne’s Siddhant Kalangutkar and Aniket Naik were cautioned for reckless tackles.
