THE GOAN NETWORK
MARGAO
Calangute Association suffered a 0-10 thrashing at the hands of 10-man Sporting Club de Goa in a GFA Under 20 Taca Goa League match at SAG Artificial Grounds, Fatorda on Monday. The Flaming Oranje led 8-0 at the breather.
The Flaming Oranje forays turned fruitful because they hunted as a group when it came to conjuring goals.
At the other end, Calangute Association were miserable. They were lethargic and often lost the ball possession, making it even easier for their opponents to breach the defence. Akeeraj Martins opened the floodgates in the 10th minute when he slotted past the rival goalkeeper Selwyn D'Souza off an assist from Darryl Costa.Three minutes later, Calangute Association went down 0-2 when Jesmon Soares was brought down by rival defender inside the penalty box and Jesmon Soares himself took the resultant spot-kick to send the rival goalkeeper the wrong way.
Buoyed by the 2-0 cushion, they got the third goal in the 18th minute when Darryl Costa headed home off a well-executed flag-kick taken by Quan Gomes. Clive Mascarenahs secured the scoreline when he bulged the net off a pass from Harshad Naik. Stopper back Frenzil Negredo scored his first goal and the team's fifth goal off a cross from Harshad Naik. Jesmon Soares who was in the thick of action struck a second time to give his team a 6-0 cushion off a corner taken by Jovel Fernandes. Six minutes later, Jesmon Soares was ejected by referee Seby Moraes after picking up his second yellow card.
Quan Gomes inflated the tally in the 40th minute. Franzil Negredo scored a brace in the injury time.
Crossing over, Calangute Association looked like coming into their own terms. Soon after resumption, John Fernandes came close to reducing the margin but Sporting Clube de Goa goalkeeper Sherwin D'Cunha who had an off day in the opening session came to his side's rescue when he thwarted rival striker John Fernandes. Later, Izhar Khan's rasping shot hit the post much to the dismay of Calangute Association.
After minor hiccups, the Flaming Oranje nearly made it 9-0 but rival defender Sahil Pompurenkar effected a goalline save to deny rival substitute and striker Delbert Fernandes a sure goal. The Flaming Oranje killed the match with another goal and they did it with Delbert Fernandes who beat the rival goalkeeper with a clinical finish. Substitute Gautam Naik drove the last nail into rival's coffin in the second half of injury time.
With this win, Sporting Clube de Goa collected 10 points from 4 matches while Calangute Association stay on 4 points from three matches.
SCOREBOX
Sporting Club de Goa 10 beat Calangute Association 0
