MARGAO: Fr Agnel YC Paroda advanced to the semifinals of the 32nd Curtorim Panchayat Cup Intervillage Football Tournament after defeating Santa Cruz Society Poitomado Cuncolim 5-3 in a penalty shootout at the Curtorim Church ground on Monday.
The match began with Fr. Agnel nearly scoring in the 3rd minute, but Reegan Costa’s shot went just wide. Santa Cruz responded swiftly, taking the lead in the 6th minute with a goal from Anch Patel. Fr. Agnel's Reegan Costa had another chance in the 15th minute, dribbling past several defenders, but his close-range shot was saved by the Poitomado goalkeeper. A subsequent effort by Kanchan Keiro also missed narrowly.
Fr Agnel equalised in the 48th minute when Joy Fernandes found the back of the net. The match proceeded to a tiebreaker, where Fr. Agnel proved to be the more accurate shooters.
Ankita Dessai, Secretary of VP Curtorim, was the chief guest and presented the Man of the Match award in the presence of Alexinho D'Silva, Sarpanch of VP Curtorim, and Milagres Rodrigues, former Sarpanch.
