2nd div i-league
Vasco…4 Oil India…0
PANJIM, MAY 20
Vasco Sports Club injected some new blood in their run-up for a place in the next edition of I-League thrashing Oil India 4-0 in a final round match at KSFA Stadium, Bangalore on Thursday.
Three goals by Nigerian striker Koko Sakibo and a goal by in-form striker Joy Ferrao helped Vasco to take their tally to 12 points from six matches.
But their chances still depend on the fate of other matches especially ONGC and HAL fixtures. They have to win their last tie against Mohammedan Sporting, while a win for ONGC and a point for HAL will be enough to see them locking horns with the best clubs of India in the next season.
Sakibo started the riot in the 30th minute when he converted from the spot after he was brought down by Oil India defender Raju Konwar inside the box. Oil India were lucky not to concede any more goals in the first half as Vasco went for the breather with a 1-0 precarious lead.
The second half totally belonged to the Goan outfit as they pumped in three goals to outclass the struggling and depleted Oil India.
Joy Ferrao booked his name in the scoresheet and doubled his side lead in the 58th minute. Oil India could have decreased the margin in the 63rd minute but H.L. Routa failed to convert the spot-kick.
Sakibo then took the match away from Oil India’s reach netting his second and his side third in the 76th minute, while he scored his last goal in the 83rd minute as Vasco rallied home with ease notching up three crucial points to stay in the contention.
An 87th minute strike by Satish Kumar Jr. helped HAL to overcome NISA 2-1 in another match.
