MAPUSA: PVC Parra Sports Club registered a 5-3 win via the tie-breaker over Goa Velha Sports Club to advance into the quarter-finals of Late Anthony & Santana Carvalho Memorial Cup organised by St Savio’s SC Calangute, at Calangute ground, on Friday.
The first 30 minutes of the match was closely fought but finally in the 32nd minute Parra forged ahead after a defensive error committed by the opponents to find Fizal Sheikh who gave them the lead.
On crossing over, the Goa Velha players mostly camped inside the Parra territory, where in the 71st minute Goa Velha’s Chatur Naik scored from the penalty spot to equalise.
Both teams failed to find the match-winner as their strikers lacked sharpness and fumbled with the chances.
In the tie-breaker, PVC Parra side scored through Rowell, Fizal, Sankesh and Atish scored on target, while only Chatur Naik and Francis scored for Goa Velha SC.
