MARGAO
A late second-half strike by Myron Mendes helped Morailem overcome Bepquegal 1-0 to win the first Curchorem international football tournament, organised by Friends Circle of Curchorem, at Figureido Ground, Curchorem on Sunday.
Morailem won a cash prize of Rs 20,000, while Bepquegal had to settle for a prize of Rs 15,000. Individual awards: best goalkeeper “ Ferlon, player of the tournament “ Kevin, first scorer of the finals “ Myron Mendes.
Lector Mascarenhas, former international and Dempo footballer was the chief guest and gave away the prizes in the presence of Balkrishna (Pinty) Hodarkar, chairperson of Curchorem Municipal Council and Clementina Fernandes, CMC councillor.
Earlier, Angel 7 beat Amigos 7 2-1. Sandric and Narayan scored for the winners, while Alvito D'Cunha reduced the margin.
