MARGAO
Sirvodem broke the deadlock in the 24th minute when striker Sherry D'Souza punished the rival goalkeeper with a neat finish. They doubled the lead in the 32nd minute through
Freddy Niasso.
Post resumption, after a couple of misses, Sirvodem inflated their tally in the 75th minute when Vishal Pathare punished the rival goalkeeper with a neat finish. Earlier, in the 55th minute, Davorlim suffered a blow when Mac Borges was ejected by referee Sharad Naik for using abusive language. Sheldon Peixoto fired the fifth goal in the 77th minute.
At St John the Baptist Grounds, Benaulim, Dando Boys Club, Benaulim rallied from behind to hold Margao Sports Club to a 3-3 draw. Margao's breakthrough came in the 44th minute when Samson Miranda converted the spot-kick.
Crossing over, Margao increased their tally through the boots of Nelson Vaz. In the 49th minute, Maveric Correia slotted past the rival goalkeeper with a snap shot to reduce the deficits. In the 50th minute Kingsley Fernandes neutralized the lead. Stunned by the equaliser, Margao went into attacking mode and in the 55th minute Vedroy Pinto made it 3-2. Two minutes later, Latif Shaikh cancelled the lead and saved them the blushes.
At Panchayat grounds, Raia, a 40th minute strike by Selwyn D'Souza enabled Arlem Youth Association overcome Socio Cultural Club of Loutolim 1-0.
The lone goal of the match came in the 40th minute when Selwyn D'Souza unleashed a stiff shot that crashed into the net.
At the other end, Arlem YA had a couple of scoring chances but their forwards squanderd from close range.
At DYSA Grounds, Curtorim, Sao Jose de Areal Sports Club blanked Fr Agnel Youth Sports Club, Paroda 2-0.There was no score at half time.
Sao Jose de Areal dominated the game right from the word go and unleashed a fluury of attacks but could not score due to inept shooting by their forwards.
Changing over, Sao Jose de Areal showed urgency and better application with their forwards and midfielders working in tandem to put the rival defence into disarray. David Colcao broke the deadlock in the 54th minute when he bulged the net.
The goal boosted the morale of Sao Jose de Areal players as they mounted tremendous pressure on the rival goal and rocked the rival citadel at the stroke of final whistle when Levino Valadares' stiff shot beat the rival goalkeeper hands down.
