St Anthony SC enter last eight

PANJIM: St Anthony Sports Club, Assolda squeezed past Navelim Villagers Union 2-1, to enter the quarter-final of the 6th Cana-Benaulim Panchayat Cup all-Goa inter-village football tournament organized by United Club of Benaulim, at St John the Baptist ground, Dando-Benaulim, on Tuesday.

St Anthony were the dominant side having striker Jaison Dias and Alton Vaz but the duo could not find the target.
Assolda finally made the breakthrough in the 25th minute through Jaison as he pounced on a loose ball to slot the ball past the rival goalkeeper Dalwin Costa.
After resumption, Navelim were a transformed side and restored partly through striker Alvito Colaco, who nodded in  at the far post after receiving a fine cross from Avlon Gomes.
With the match heading towards the tie-breaker, Assolda midfielder Socorro Fernandes noticed the Navelim Goalkeeper Dalwin out of his position and the former cleverly chipped the ball into the rival nylons for a 2-1 victory.

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