The Goan Network
Panaji
After the success of the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports School Football, it is time for the college football format to make an impression on Goa. There were a total of five matches organised on the first day of the College Football tournament. The day’s action saw Goa Medical College play VM Salgaocar College of Law in their Group B clash at Fr. Agnel grounds in Verna.
Both the teams started the match cautiously getting their first taste of the competition. Salgaocar created a few chances in the first 15 minutes but could not capitalise. It was Goa Medical College who would manage to break the deadlock on the 28th minute mark when their striker Pradip Misa scored for his side. Trailing by a goal, Salgaocar tried to get back in the game and they came close through a freekick in the 31st minute which was hit too hard and went over the bar. The teams went into halftime with Goa Medical College holding onto their 1“0 advantage.
The second half saw Salgaocar attacking the Goa Medical defense as they tried to find the leveller. Goa Medical College’s defense withstood the Salgaocar pressure and gave little clear chances to the opposition. With time running out for Salgoakar they pushed more bodies forward leaving their defense wide open. Goa Medical College pounced Salgaocar on the counter attack and managed to stretch their lead by two goals when number 11, Pradip Misa found the net yet again for his side to give them some breathing space heading into the closing stages.
Goa Medical College managed to hold on to the clean sheet and won the match by two goals to nil. Pradip Misa the star forward got the man of the match award for his scintillating brace to win the game for his side.
The victory gave the side from Ponda a vital first victory and more importantly 3 points as they finished the day on top of Group B. Pradip Misa would look to continue his goal-scoring form and qualify his team to the knockout stages of the tournament.
Scorelines:
GROUP A: Padre Conceicao College of Engineering 2 beat PES Shri Ravi Sitaram Naik College of Arts and Science 0
GROUP B: Goa Medical College 2 beat VM Salgaocar College of Law 0
GROUP F: Rosary College of Commerce and Arts 2 beat Govt. College of Arts & Commerce 0
