NAGOA-VERNA: Salgaocar FC thrashed Sporting Clube de Goa 3-0 in the Hero India sub-junior Youth League organised by AIFF, Nagoa-Verna ground, on Saturday.
Rui Carlo Piedade opened the score-line for Salgaocar after he converted a penalty kick as Sporting defender Melicio Coutinho brought down Salgaocar midfielder Gaurav Singh Bhandari intentionally.
Melcio Coutinho intentional foul earned him a second yellow and was given marching orders in the 17th minute.
Minutes later, Micheal Nevil Dias’ shot hit the Sporting target came of rebound of which again Micheal Nevil Dias rosehigh and took a diving header and doubled the account in the 20th minute.
Salgaocar FC further inflated the lead through Gaurav S Bhandari just four minutes before the half time.
Salgaocar FC guarded the fort as Hayden C Fernandes, Kenneth John Pereira and prevented Sporting strikers from scoring.
