Sondesh excels for Adarsh YS

MAPUSA, AUG 25
A second half brace from Sondesh Chopdekar enabled Adarsh Yuvak Sangh to grab full three points as they overcame Sai Avtar Sports Club 3-2 at Anjuna Gymkhana ground on Wednesday. The score was 1-1 at the break.
Adarsh attacked through the wings and the performance was a much needed morale booster as they saw their first match against Holiday SC on Saturday washed out after 45 minutes. They will have to come back from 0-2 deficit in that rearranged second half to be played soon.
Sai Avtar passed the ball well with good build up play. However, the defence did not look strong as they did not win the ball cleanly enough. 
Adarsh were handed a gift in the 22nd when Sai Avtar’s Sujeet Korgaonkar headed over his own goalkeeper to give the opposition the lead.
Three minutes before the breather Sai Avtar got their equaliser through Sadanand Jadhav. After receiving a low cross from the right, his shot escaped from the clutches of Adarsh goalkeeper Bhavesh Sawant to end up in the back of the net.
In the 58th, Sandosh Chopdekar shot into the near post beating Sai Avtar custodian Sandeep Parwar, who should have had his near post covered.
In the 72nd, Adarsh striker Manohar Dhargalkar had his shirt pulled by his marker clearly obstructing his run. From the resulting free kick taken by Lasie Fernandes, Sondesh Chopdekar headed the ball away from the goalkeeper for his second.
Five minutes later, Sai Avtar’s Sujeet Korgaonkar made amends for his early blunder scoring at the other end with a fierce drive. The goal was on the cards as Avtar had just had a goal ruled off- side.
The last 13 minutes were played at a furious pace with both teams finding a new source of energy. For Adarsh it was a case of attack being the best form of defence.
Sai Avtar had two late good goal attempts to neutralise the result but Ashok Bandekar and Sujeet Korgoankar missed narrowly.
The match between Portais and Bhagwati at St Cruz was postponed.