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Anjuna Gymkhana SC registered a convincing 2-0 win over St Savio’s SC Calangute to lift the glittering Late Anthony & Santana Carvalho Memorial Cup 2018, sponsored by Peter Carvalho & Prashant Korgaonkar, played at Poriat grounds, Calangute here on Sunday.
Anjuna Gymkhana scored a goal in each session of play. St Savio’s after their big 7-0 win in the semis against St Anthony’s Marna took the field full of confidence, but a perfect cross by Panny Naik in the very 4th minute saw Rohit Kamble rise high above the rival defenders and head the ball into the far corner of the goal which brushed keeper Selwyn hands before entering the goal to make it 1-0.
Calangute came with a series of attacks but it was Anjuna keeper Soma Korgaonkar who made two smart saves. First he thwarted Runaal Shirodkar in a one-on-one situation and then fist the ball over the post from a scorching right footer from Blake Haldankar.
Post the lemon break, Anjuna Gynkhana doubled their lead through Samuel D’Souza’s flick over an advancing Selwyn D’Souza to make it 2-0.
Anjuna Gynkhana returned home richer by taking the winners cash prize of Rs. 70,000 along with the glittering trophy while hosts St Savio’s had to be content with the runner’s up cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and the trophy.
At the breather, St Savio’s President John Fernandes and club officials introduced Chief Guest Michael Lobo (Dy. Speaker-Goa Legislative Assembly & MLA Calangute Constituency; Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco (MLA Curtorim Constituency); special invitees: Dattaprasad Dabolkar-ZP, Shawn Martins, Calangute sarpanch; Lavino Rebello, GFA vice-president; Welvin Menezes, GFA secretary; Alirio Lobo-presiden,t Calangute Association; Digambar Haldankar, Albert Fernandes, Gajanan Kerkar and Patrick D’Souza to the players and match officials.
