MARGAO: Chandrawaddo Boys Fatorda secured a place in the finals of 17th Rebello Pandal All Goa open football tournament, organised by Rebello Pandal Maina after defeating Rosary Boys Davorlim 1-0, at St Rita Church ground, Maina, on Wednesday.
The semi-final match began on a fast paced note with both teams playing a decent brand of football with short passes with end to end contest. Hanshlum Furtado of Fatorda missed the opportunity to score in 14th minute as his header was off the target while Davorlim's Reev D'Costa's left footer was punched away for a corner by Fatorda keeper Karol Soares before half time.
As second half began, Prestly Gomes' power-packed shot from the centre hit the cross bar while Cliff Barretto's right footer from the edge of box was punched away by Davorlim keeper Francisco Colaco in the 40th minute. The match winning goal was scored by Rahul Sharma off a header from the free kick taken in the 47th minute.
Edwin Sequeira football player presented man of the match to Francisco Colaco, goalkeeper of Rosary Boys Davorlim.
