MAPUSA: Sporting Cube de Goa came from behind to collect full points with a 3-1 victory over Vasco Sports Club in the ninth round of the Goa Pro League, at Duler Stadium, here on Sunday.
Both the teams were locked in a 1-1 draw at the breather where Vasco SC took the lead through Chinedu Ejiogu only to see Odafa Okolie net in the equalizer for Sporting Clube. Changing ends goals by Marcus Mascarenhas and Odafa turned the match in favour of the Panjim outfit.
Vasco SC wasted no time and struck as early as the third minute when Chinedu Ejiogu getting hold of the ball from Aghin Ashokan fired the ball into the far corner of the Sporting Clube goal.
The Flaming Oranje found the equalizer in the 35th minute when Odafa on receiving the ball made a quick turn to beat his marker and unleashed a powerful strike which brushed the legs of the defender before landing into the top corner of the Vasco goal.
Vasco SC received a huge setback when their keeper Jerson Pereira, who had put up a brilliant display had to leave the field in an ambulance after a vicious collision with Sporting Clube’s Sumeet Passi before half time.
Crossing over, Sporting Clube were all over the Vasco SC territory piling on a series of raids.
After much probing, Sporting Clube took the lead in the 61st minute when Quan made a run down the left flank and set up overlapping Ndidi, ho flashed the ball dangerously across the goal to Marcus, who made no mistake to tap the ball into the nets, 2-1.
With two minutes left for end of regulation time, Odafa sealed the fate of the match in favour Sporting Clube by converting a free-kick from the edge of the box.
