MAPUSA: St. Savio’s Sports Club registered a hard fought 2-1 win over Chapora Yuvak Sangh as they laid their hands on the Xetrapal Soccer Cup, at Oxel ground, recently.
It was Chapora that surged ahead in the 35th minute when Maruti put his team ahead with a fine header.
On crossing ends, Calangute outfit came back strongly and netted the equaliser in the 43rd minute through Namresh Shirodkar with a neat placement.
When it looked the teams were heading for the penalty shoot-out, Blake Haldankar scored the winning goal as he drilled a 20-yard shot which crashed into the back of the Chapora nylons.
St. Savio’s returned home richer as they pocketed in Rs 50,000 while Chapora YS had to be content with Rs 30, 000.
Chief Guest Dattaram Pednekar gave away the prizes in the presence of other dignitaries.
Individual prizes
Best goalkeeper: Soma Korgaonkar (Chapora YS)
Best defender: Samir Chodankar (St Savio’s SC)
Best player: Blake Haldankar (St Savio’s SC)
