PANAJI
Zinc Football Academy U-18 team defeated Dempo U18 team 2-1 in a friendly match at Ella Ground on Saturday.
Zinc FA “ a CSR initiative of Vedanta-Hindustan Zinc Limited, started the match positively, taking the attack to the opposition in the initial quarter but were made to settle for a goalless scoreline at the end of the first half.
Both teams went for the win from onset of the second half but it was the team from Udaipur who broke the deadlock late in the 80th minute through an excellent transitional play between Jangminthang, Aman, Riyaz and Ashish who eventually tapped the ball home.
However, Dempo FC equalised a minute later to make the game evenly poised going into the final few minutes. Zinc FA’s Aman Khan, however, had other ideas and left the home side heartbroken with an inch-perfect header to seal the match and write a notable achievement in the history of the visitors.
The Zinc FA team travelled to Goa on April 5 to play three friendly matches. They won the first friendly against Super 30 on April 6 before trumping Dempo FC U18. Zinc FA will play their last friendly against the India U16 National Team probables, which is scheduled on April 12.
