MAPUSA: St Savio’s Sports Club, Calangute edged past Dempo Juniors 2-1 in the GFA’s Geno First Division League match, played at Duler Stadium, Mapusa, here, on Sunday.
Dempo started well and almost dominated the first half, however, managed to convert only once from the numerous chances. Dempo had fielded their U-20 squad except for their skipper Sachin Gawas who played an influential role in the midfield with swift runs and short passes.
The junior Golden Eagles surged ahead in the 36th minute when St Savio keeper Dietmar Fernandes failed to collect a lethal cross from Pristo Dias inside the box and the ball rolled to Norman Dias who banged the ball into the back of the net making it 1-0 for his side.
On changing the sides, St Savio came out stronger and quickly found the equaliser in the 52nd minute when Sanket brilliantly put the ball in the back of the nylons off Ashley Lobo’s well-taken corner to make it all square for the Calangute side.
A few minutes later, Dempo came with a swift attack as Brivon Dias tried his luck from the distance but his curling shot was tipped for a corner by keeper Dietmar.
At the other end, Dempo keeper was also in the action as he made a brilliant effort to clear Ashley’s 30-yard free kick, while a minute later, Siddharth Shirodkar’s goal-bound header off Ashley’s corner was cleared off the goal-line by Dempo defender Kidron.
After some probing attacks, St Savio finally succeeded to take the lead in the 71st minute when an exceptional through pass from Sanket saw Shashank Naik easily cut past the on-rushing keeper Manjunath and calmly placed the ball home making it 2-1 for St Savio.
Sanket Jotkar was judged the Man-of-the-match for the straight third time for his brilliant performance for St Savio.
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AA de Moira blank Sesa FA
SIRSAIM: A.A de Moira registered an easy 3-0 win over Sesa FA in the Goa Football Association (GFA) GENO First Division in association with Jhoncy Restaurant Benaulim, played at Sirsaim ground, on Sunday.
A.A de Moira rallied into the game with their in-form striker Craig Menezes who was the architect for the winners in their previous encounter netting in five goals. He opened the teams tally in the 23rd minute itself with a fine finish into the nets. The Sesa side tried to find the equaliser but in doing so the defence was left open which helped Rudresh Tendulkar move in and place his shot into the post in the 43rd minute as the Moira boys went into the breather with a 2-0 lead. Craig Menezes completed his brace for the day at the hours mark as A.A de Moira rallied on to beat Sesa FA 3-0.
