PANJIM, MAY 18
Clube Sao Miguel de Taleigao maintained their strong form to get the better of Nagoa Sporting Club 3-2 in the penalty shoot-out in the finals of 17th Pilerne Panchayat Cup inter-village football tournament organized by Pilerne Sports Club at Maddinim ground, Pilerne.
The teams were well matched, and inspite of raiding each other’s citadel, could not achieve a breakthrough in regulation time.
In the tie-breaker, Taleigao keeper Francis Fernandes did well to stop the kicks of Nagoa’s Gaurish Naik, Rajesh Salgaocar and Sanjay Kudalkar. Stanley Coutinho and Saish Palyekar were the only two who scored for Nagoa.
For Taleigao, Cedric Peixote shot straight into the keeper, but Anthony Levino Pereira, Caetano Pinho and Samson Pereira successfully found the net to help their club bag the Pilerne Panchayat Cup.
Following prizes were awarded: Best goalkeeper: Francis Fernandes of Taleigao. Best defender: Nicholas Silveira of Nagoa. Best midfielder: Thomson Fernandes of Taleigao. Best forward: Pradeep Chopdekar of Nagoa. Best player of the tournament: Caetano Pinho of Taleigao.
The winners were awarded Rs. 20,000 and the runners-up took home Rs. 10,000. Players of both teams received kit bags as individual prizes.
Subhas Shirodkar, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president and president of Goa Olympic Association was the chief guest. Jayesh Salgaocar, Zilla Parishad member was the guest of honour. Ramakanth Malik, deputy sarpanch of Pilerne Marra presided. Ex-sarpanch Douglas D’souza, Reshma Bandodkar, Ludovina Albuquerque, Mahadeo Nagvekar, Goculdas Govekar, all panch members of Pilerne Marra and panch member of Reis Magos Francis Serrao, graced the occasion.
The tournament was sponsored by Village Panchayat Pilerne-Marra and was well organized by Pilerne Sports Club under the leadership of secretary, Pradip Malik.
