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1 Yaari Premiere Cup inter village football tournament organised by Anjuna Gymkhana at Anjuna ground, on Monday. St Anthony's led 2-0 at the breather.
St Anthony's Sports Club started the game on a positive note and surged ahead in the 23rd minute when Code's well executed free kick was fisted away by rival goalkeeper but Dalesh, who was lurking inside the rival penalty box, made no mistake in punting the ball in, much to the delight of Siolim
supporters.
At the other end , Milagres Sports Club were struggling to match the brisk pace of their opponents and were restricted to their own half. St Anthony's scored the insurance goal in the 30th minute when Dalesh unleashed a snap shot, giving no chance to the rival goalkeeper.
Post resumption, Milagres Sports Club troubled the rival defence with well orchestrated raids and nearly reduced the margin but St Anthony's goalkeeper came to his side's rescue, blocking rival striker Lesten Martin's effort. Milagres Sports Club stepped up the pace and Jolen, Lesten and Martins harassed the rival defence but they could not finish their moves. Stephen put the issue beyond doubt with a stiff grounder in the 50th minute. With time running out, Anselm scored the consolation goal at fag end for the Mapusa team.
Earlier, Goa United Club of Nerul beat Holiday Sports Club, Arpora 4-3 via sudden death at Anjuna ground, on Sunday. After a deadlock in full time, the winners were decided on penalties. In the shootout, Yashwant, Russel, Siddhant and Anant found the mark for United Club of Nerul while Shubham, Sahil and Paresh converted for the Arpora side. Nerul's goalkeeper effected four brilliant saves to secure victory.
PLAYING TODAY
Dunes SC, Mandrem vs Xetrapal SC, Siolim, Anjuna Gymkhana ground, 4.30 pm
