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RAIA: Sporting Club of Davorlim kicked off the 34th Super Soccer football tournament in style edging out Cuncolim Union 1-0 in a nail-biting second match to move into the next round at the Benaulim panchayat ground, on Friday.
The match-defining moment came in the very 4th minute, when William Niasso stunned Cuncolim Union’s defence with a clinical finish.
The early goal forced SC Davorlim to adopt a measured, possession-based strategy to protect their slender lead. Cuncolim Union regrouped and dominated much of the second half, but luck deserted them in front of the goal.
Despite waves of attacks and all-out pressure in the dying minutes, they failed to breakthrough, largely due to veteran keeper Joaquim Figueredo’s heroics between the sticks. SC Davorlim’s attacking trio – Niasso, Alent Colaco and electric Melchior Miranda – kept Cuncolim Union on their toes throughout.