Pushparaj stars, FC Siolim storm into semis

MAPUSA: Football Club of Siolim overpowered Goa Velha Sports Club 5-0 to storm into the semi-finals of Calangute Panchayat Cup All-Goa inter-village football tournament organized by Calangute Association at Poriat ground, Calangute, on Friday. The winners led 2-0 at half time.

Pushparaj Mandrekar scored a hat-trick while Anthony Fernandes and Sangam Pednekar also contributed with delightful strikes.
The match was just two minutes old when FC Siolim took the lead through hero of the evening Pushparaj, who cleverly tapped the ball in ff a flag-kick delivery.
There was no stopping for the striker as he scored the second goal in the 10th minute after receiving a clever through ball from Sangam.  
Post resumption, Gov Velha’s efforts to get back into the match turned futile as Pushparaj bulged the net from close range for his hat-trick. Claudio Rodrigues then assisted Anthony for the fourth while Sangam rounded of the tally in the dying minutes through a solo effort.

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