Team Herald
BENAULIM: Varca Veterans registered a solitary goal victory over Davorlim Veterans to enter the quarter-finals of the V M Salgaocar Memorial Veterans Soccer tournament organised by Prime Sports Club, at St. John the Baptist Ground, Dando-Benaulim, on Saturday.
Varca were the better team having more possession of the ball but they could not get the breakthrough in the first session.
Davorlim goal keeper Seby D’Costa made two brilliant saves to deny Jana D’Costa and Selvin Barretto of Varca in quick succession.
After the change of ends, Varca got the deserving lead when Davorlim defender Raymond D’ Souza handled the ball inside the area to concede a penalty. Charles Rodrigues made no mistake to put Varca ahead.
Davorlim tried hard for the equaliser but Varca defenders Yuri Ferrao and Rommel D’Souza defended well to protect the lead.
Earlier, the Chief Guest Dr. Caetano Loyola Pereira was introduced to the teams by Remedious Ferrao and Vincent Champ.
A minute silence was also observed in memory of former football players Alcantro Barretto, Iufado Rosa and Alex Braganza.
